15V141000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
If the rear wheel mounting flange cracks, the mounting bolts may loosen and the rear wheel may not remain secured to the motorcycle, causing a loss of stability and increasing the risk of a crash.
2008 BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE
3 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 6 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints6
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 3 of 3
13V617000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
10V276000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IF THIS GOES UNNOTICED, AND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR RUNS EMPTY, THE FRONT BRAKES COULD FAIL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
What owners report most
- 3FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 1FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 1STRUCTURE
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2008 BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTUREs 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.