- Vehicles
- 43,426
- Built between
- Jan 2004 – Jan 2011
- Models
- 16
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 May 2015
- Repaired
- 61%
- Unrepaired
- 16,974
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2004 and January 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2006 BMW HP2 EnduroBuilt August 2005 to February 2006
- 2008-2009 BMW HP2 MegamotoBuilt May 2007 to September 2008
- 2008-2010 BMW HP2 SportBuilt February 2008 to September 2009
- 2006-2008 BMW K 1200 GTBuilt November 2005 to April 2008
- 2006-2008 BMW K 1200 RBuilt January 2005 to March 2008
- 2007 BMW K 1200 R SportBuilt September 2006 to May 2007
- 2005-2008 BMW K 1200 SBuilt April 2004 to August 2008
- 2009-2010 BMW K 1300 GTBuilt October 2008 to May 2010
- 2010-2011 BMW K 1300 RBuilt March 2010 to January 2011
- 2009-2011 BMW K 1300 SBuilt September 2008 to November 2010
- 2005-2010 BMW R 1200 GSBuilt January 2004 to April 2010
- 2006-2010 BMW R 1200 GS AdventureBuilt December 2005 to April 2010
- 2007-2010 BMW R 1200 RBuilt August 2006 to February 2010
- 2005-2010 BMW R 1200 RTBuilt January 2005 to March 2010
- 2007 BMW R 1200 SBuilt March 2006 to September 2006
- 2005-2007 BMW R 1200 STBuilt October 2004 to June 2007
Repair progress
16,974 of 43,426 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2016.
61% repaired — 26,452 of 43,426 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 R1200GS and R1200RT, 2006-2010 R1200GS Adventure, 2007-2010 R1200R, 2007 R1200S and K1200R Sport, 2005-2007 R1200ST, 2008-2009 HP2 Megamoto, 2006 HP2 Enduro, 2008-2010 HP2 Sport, 2005-2008 K1200S, 2006-2008 K1200R, K1200GT, 2009-2011 K1300S, 2010-2011 K1300R, and 2009-2010 K1300GT motorcycles. In the affected motorcycles, the rear wheel mounting flange may crack if the rear wheel mounting bolts are over tightened.
What could happen
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.
What gets fixed
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the existing aluminum rear wheel flange with a steel one, free of charge. The recall began on May 7, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2004 to January 2011
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 March 2015
- Owners notified7 May 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2016 — 61% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 March 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.