Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 BMW R1200 Rt.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS SERIES OF MOTORCYCLES HAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CRACKS IN THE THROTTLE PULLEYS ON THE THROTTLE BODY. FAILURE OF TH… |
| 2017-08-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP LEAKING FROM A CRACK IN THE HIGH PRESSURE OUTPUT LINE SPRAYED GASOLINE ON THE INSIDE OF THE FAIRING, MOTOR AN… |
| 2017-07-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS PUMP MOTOR IS FAILING ON MANY OF THE SAME MODEL BIKES AND SOME OTHER 2006-2008 MODEL BMW BIKES WITH LOW MILEAGE, BE… |
| 2017-03-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING ENGINE STALLING SYMPTOMS FOR ABOUT A MONTH (ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING AS IF IGNITION HAD BEE… |
| 2017-01-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON, BMW SHOP SAID ABS UNIT IS BAD $2000 FIX. ON MANY BMW MOTORCYCLE FORUMS THERE ARE MANY … |
| 2016-10-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS 6000 MILES ON IT. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A RECEIPT FROM THE DEALER SHOWING THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLA… |
| 2016-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE RIDING. INVESTIGATION BY MECHANIC SHOWS ABS HAS FAILED. BIKE ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES. T… |
| 2016-07-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ABS PUMP AT 29K MILES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. BRAKES STILL FUNCTION BUT WITHOUT ABS. |
| 2016-01-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS MODULE FAILED WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY. THE DEALER AND BMW ASKED IF IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AND IT… |
| 2015-08-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WITH JUST 16124 MILES, MY MOTORCYCLE HAS A FINAL DRIVE RING BEARING FAILURE. THE BMW DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WHEN… |
| 2014-08-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS RIDING ALONG AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A LACK OF STABILITY AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. … |
| 2013-08-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW R1200RT MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVE SHAFT FRACT… |
| 2013-04-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK OF FUEL, BUT THE MOTORCYCLE HAD ACTUALLY RUN OUT OF FUEL ON A VERY BUSY SECTION OF INTER… |
| 2012-11-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I DISCOVERED THAT MY FUEL PUMP WAS DEVELOPING CRACKS AROUND THE FUEL LINE FITTING. I DISCOVERED THE CRACKS BEFORE COMP… |
| 2012-08-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | BIKE DIED ENTERING INTERSECTION. ONLY SPACING AVERTED ACCIDENT. BOUGHT USED LESS THAN ONE WEEK AGO. FUEL GAUGE SHOWE… |
| 2012-08-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE FAILED, AGAIN, CAUSING POTENTIAL STALLING IN TRAFFIC CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR |
| 2012-06-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | A FUEL LEAK DEVELOPED IN THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP FLANGE AT THE FUEL LINE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING. I SMELLED A STRONG GAS… |
| 2012-01-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DISCOVERED SEVERAL CRACKS AT FUEL PUMP OUTLET FLANGE. REPAIRED AT MY OWN COST IN ORDER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE FIRE. THIS I… |
| 2011-07-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MOTORCYCLE GAS GAUGE SHOWED HALF FULL WHEN IT STOPPED RUNNING, HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR TO GE… |
| 2010-08-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL STRIP INDICATOR HAS NOW FAILED 3 TIMES, TWICE LEAVING ME STRANDED WITH AN EMPTY FUEL TANK. *TR |
| 2010-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2008 BMW R1200RT (MOTORCYCLE) ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN OPERATION. THIS OCCURRED 3 OCCASIONS DURING A COMMUTE. FIRST STAL… |
| 2009-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2008 BMW R1200RT WITH UNDER 4,000 MILES OF SERVICE. REAR BRAKE PULSES UNPREDICTABLE UPON APPLICATION. NOT RELATED TO AB… |
| 2009-07-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2008 BMW R1200RT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE MOTORCYCLE ENGINE STOPPED WITH NO WARNING. THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE THE FUEL … |