2005 BMW R 1200 RT (authority)

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment10V328000

Filed Jul 20, 20101,900 vehiclesBmw Of North America, Llc

Defect. BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2005 THROUGH 2009 R 1200 RT POLICE MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2005 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2009. THE BRACKET WHICH SUPPORTS THE AUDIBLE SIGNALING DEVICE CAN BREAK, POSSIBLY ALLOWING THE SIGNALING DEVICE TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE ROADWAY.

Risk. SHOULD THE SIGNALING DEVICE FALL FROM THE MOTORCYCLE WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE ROADWAYS, IT COULD BECOME AN OBSTACLE FOR OTHER DRIVERS WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL ATTACH TWO TETHER CABLES TO THE DEVICE IN ORDER TO SECURE IT TO THE MOTORCYCLE IN THE EVENT THE MOUNTING BRACKET BECOMES LOOSE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train

Filed Oct 14, 2018AZ

UPON STARTING MY BIKE BEFORE GOING FOR A RIDE, I NOTICED THAT IT DEVELOPED AN EXTREME FUEL LEAK. IT LITERALLY SPRAYS GASOLINE LIKE A LAWN SPRINKLER. I HAVE CHECKED BLOGS ON THIS MATTER AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE VIDEO OF MY BIKE DOING THIS IN CASE YOU NEED IT. THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2009	0	1	Routine
2008	0	1	Routine
2007	0	1	Routine
2006	0	1	Routine
2005 — this page	1	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 20, 2010. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.