2012 BMW K 1600 GTL

4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 44 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints44
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 4 of 4

21V0600002021-02-08

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, may result in a fire.

20V4710002020-08-10

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

13V6170002013-12-12

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.

13V5260002013-10-25

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

As a result of the reduced engine speed, the engine could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 7ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 7STEERING
  • 6FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 4ENGINE
  • 4FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
  • 4EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • 3POWER TRAIN
  • 2VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2012 BMW K 1600 GTLs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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