1995 BMW R1100 RS

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › motorcycle. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Seats › Motorcycle1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar94V233001
Filed Nov 22, 19942,000 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. THE ADJUSTABLE HANDLEBARS CAN CRACK.

Risk. CRACKED HANDLEBARS CAN EVENTUALLY BREAK AFFECTING CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT HANDLEBARS AND RELATED ATTACHMENT PARTS.

Suspension › Front94V233002
Filed Nov 22, 19942,000 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. THE NUT THAT SECURES THE FRONT FORK LOWER BRIDGE BALL JOINT TO THE TELELEVER SUSPENSION ARM CAN LOOSEN.

Risk. IF THE BALL JOINT NUT LOOSENS, STABILITY OF THE MOTORCYCLE CAN BE IMPAIRED. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROLAND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BALL JOINT NUT AND SECURE IT WITH LOCTITE.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 10, 2002CA

WHILE DRIVING, CASE THAT HOLDS OIL IN VEHICLE BUSTED AND OIL STARTED TO SPILL ALL OVER THE PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER WAS TAKING A LOOK AT IT.*AK *YH

Seats › Motorcycle
Filed Aug 14, 1996VA

MOTORCYCLE SEAT IS LOOSE, WHEN BRAKING OR MAKING QUICK STOP THE DRIVER SEAT MOVES. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20001000Routine
19991000Routine
19982000Routine
19963000Routine
1995 — this page2200Routine
19941200Routine

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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: Nov 22, 1994. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.