Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-24 | 06V134000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 9,260 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW R1200 RT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE… |
| 2017-06-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL STRIP THAT READS GASOLINE LEVEL IS DEFECTIVE. FIRST REPAIR LASTED LESS THAN 200 MILES. RECENT REPLACEMENT FAIL… |
| 2016-07-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-79 NEAR PITTSBURGH AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE REAR UNIVERSAL JOINT LET GO. THIS CAUSED T… |
| 2014-12-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS I WAS DECELERATING FOR A TURN I FELT A SHUDDER AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND LOST REAR WHEEL BRAKING. I PULLED TO T… |
| 2014-09-26 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE CHANGING MY REAR BRAKES, I NOTICED THAT THE REAR SPACER FLANGE THAT ATTACHES THE WHEEL TO THE ROTOR IS CRACKED IN… |
| 2014-09-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AS I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I FELT MY MOTORCYCLE ALL OF A SUDDEN WOBBLE AND LOST CONTROL. I STRUGGLE TO… |
| 2014-08-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK: THE PLASTIC AROUND THE FUEL PUMP OUTPUT FITTING IS CRACKED AND LEAKING. MY LEFT LEG WAS COVERED IN GASOLINE… |
| 2014-06-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS CRUISING ALONG ON MY BMW R1200 RT AT THE 70MPH SPEED LIMIT WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT FLASHED R… |
| 2014-03-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING MY BIKE ON 280 SOUTH, I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP. THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, & THE BIKE'S REAR SLID … |
| 2013-10-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN-TANK FUEL PUMP LEAKS FUEL AT THREADED CONNECTION TO OUTLET QUICK-RELEASE FITTING. I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED A REINFO… |
| 2013-10-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I SMELLED FUEL (ON AND OFF) ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK. WHEN I CAME TO MY PARKING SPACE, THEN I REALLY SMELLED I… |
| 2013-10-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE NOTED FUEL SMELL AND DISCOVERED LEAKING FUEL FROM CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY TOP PLATE WH… |
| 2013-08-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS LEAKING FROM LEFT SIDE FAIRING AFTER RIDING WITH SMALL SPILL OF GAS ON GARAGE FLOOR. TAKEN TO MORTONS BMW DEALER T… |
| 2013-07-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL SMELL ON CLOTHING AND LEAKING FUEL FOUND DRIPPING ON HOT EXHAUST DURING STOP AT GAS STATION TO REFUEL. IMMEDIATELY… |
| 2012-12-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I STARTED THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE. A FEW SECONDS AFTER IT STARTED, GASOLINE STARTED TO GUSH FROM THE FRONT OF THE BIKE ON… |
| 2012-08-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HIGH PRESSURE OUTLET PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY DEVELOPED CRACKS THAT EXTENDED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE FEMALE P… |
| 2012-06-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DURING REAR WHEEL BRAKE REPLACEMENT, FOUND CRACK IN ONE BOLT HOLE THAT SECURES REAR WHEEL TO DRIVE FLANGE. CRACK COULD … |
| 2012-05-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE BEGAN STALLING FREQUENTLY AT END OF RIDING SEASON (FALL 2011) WHEN THE ENGINE WAS AT ITS NORMAL OPERATING TEMPER… |
| 2012-02-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SEVERE DEEP CRACKS ALL AROUND THE PLASTIC COLLAR OF THE OUTPUT PORT OF THE SIEMENS HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. FUEL LEAK I… |
| 2012-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | REAR WHEEL FLANGE CRACKS AROUND LUG BOLT HOLES. *KB |
| 2011-10-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | OUTPUT PRESSURE BUNG (PLASTIC) IN FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WHERE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING IS SCREWED IN. THE BUNG DEVELOPED … |
| 2011-03-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LEAK WHERE THREADED PLASTIC QUICK DISCONNECT MATES WITH PLASTIC FLANGE ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. PLA… |
| 2011-02-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS. I TOOK OF THE REAR TIRE OFF TO CHANGE THE REAR ROTOR. I NOTICED CRACKS ON THE FLA… |
| 2010-09-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW R1200 RT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DOWN SHIFT BUT … |
| 2010-08-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/3 OF TANK OF FUEL REMAINING AND 110 MILES LEFT BEFORE RUNNING OUT OF GAS. BIKE RAN OUT OF GAS WHIL… |
| 2010-05-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING MOTORCYCLE NOTED FUEL SMELL, THEN DISCOVERED LEAKING FUEL FROM CRACKS IN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY TOP PLATE … |
| 2009-10-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ENGINE SHUT DOWN HAS HAPPENED ONCE, 10/31/2009 ENGINE DOES NOT RUN, QUIT WHILE RIDING … |
| 2009-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW R1200 RT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLIN… |
| 2009-04-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FINAL DRIVE BEARING FAILURE IN 2009, REPLACED BEARING THEN HAD FINAL DRIVE HUB FAILURE AT APPROX12K MILES IN 2011, MAY … |
| 2008-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE MOTORCYCLE WAS IN NORMAL USE. I WAS ACTUALLY RETURNING HOME FROM A 3300 MILE TRIP WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. AT F… |
| 2007-09-13 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE REAR DRIVE ON A 2006 BMW MOTORCYCLE (R1200RT). FAILURE CAUSED BY A BAD BEARING AFTER ONLY 2,600 MILES. *… |
| 2007-07-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IN JULY 2007 I EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT PLAY IN THE REAR WHEEL OF MY 2006 BMW R1200RT MOTORCYCLE. THE REAR WHEEL BOLTS … |
| 2006-11-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW R1200 RT. APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MONTHS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SELECTIO… |
| 2006-09-13 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | BMW R1200RT FINAL DRIVE. *JB |
| 2006-09-09 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | No | 0 | AFTER 3500 MILES OF NORMAL USE MY 2006 BMW R1200RT'S REAR WHEEL BEGAN TO COME OFF THE REAR DRIVE ASSEMBLY POSING A SAFE… |
| 2006-08-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING MY 2006 BMW R1200RT MOTORCYCLE IN HARRIMAN STATE PARK THE REAR TOP CASE CAME OFF OF MY VEHICLE AND NARROWL… |
| 1901-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | 2006 BMW R1200RT WITH REAR END FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT BMW WON'T GIVE HIM ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HE … |