BMW F650gs DakarYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 6 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW F650gs Dakar.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints6Top: Suspension Safety recalls22001–2007 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

BMW F650gs Dakar years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the F650gs Dakar median. Tap a year for its full report.

2 3 1 0

'01'02'06'07

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2002Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2001Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common BMW F650gs Dakar problems

All model years combined: 6 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Suspension2 crash/fire/injury

1Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

1Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

1Steering1 crash/fire/injury

1Vehicle speed control

1Visibility

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Suspension	2	2
Electrical system	1	1
Engine and engine cooling	1	1
Steering	1	1
Vehicle speed control	1	0
Visibility	1	0

2 recalls

BMW F650gs Dakar recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Motorcycle: kickstand/center stand07V-151 · 2006–2007 · Apr 3, 2007 · 305 vehicles Storage: tank assembly00V-267 · 2001 · Sep 12, 2000 · 417 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the F650gs Dakar

May 18, 2009
MOTORCYCLE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATIONPE09026 · 2001–2002 · closed Sep 18, 2009
No recall