BMW K1200 SYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 53 owner complaints and 11 safety recalls on record for the BMW K1200 S.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints53Top: Fuel/propulsion system Safety recalls112003–2010 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW K1200 S 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 K1200 S median. Tap a year for its full report.

2 3 15 15 4 13 1

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2008Not rated–/10013 complaints · 7 recalls 2007Not rated–/1004 complaints · 7 recalls 2006Not rated–/10015 complaints · 6 recalls 2005Not rated–/10015 complaints · 7 recalls 2004Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common BMW K1200 S problems

All model years combined: 53 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

19Fuel/propulsion system

12Service brakes1 crash/fire/injury

11Fuel system, gasoline1 crash/fire/injury

5Engine1 crash/fire/injury

5Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

4Electrical system

4Power train

3Suspension

1Electronic stability control (ESC)

44 other systems

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
Fuel/propulsion system	19	0
Service brakes	12	1
Fuel system, gasoline	11	1
Engine	5	1
Engine and engine cooling	5	1
Electrical system	4	1
Power train	4	0
Suspension	3	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	1	0
4 other systems	4	2

11 recalls

BMW K1200 S recalls

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

Delivery: fuel pump20V-471 · 2005–2008 · Aug 10, 2020 · 16,926 vehicles Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs15V-141 · 2005–2008 · Mar 11, 2015 · 43,426 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump13V-617 · 2005–2008 · Dec 12, 2013 · 50,184 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic12V-487 · 2007–2008 · Oct 5, 2012 · 2,483 vehicles Suspension: rear10V-488 · 2005–2008 · Oct 8, 2010 · 11,826 vehicles Steering08V-342 · 2007 · Jul 25, 2008 · 428 vehicles Foundation components: disc08V-245 · 2008 · Jun 4, 2008 · 548 vehicles Engine and engine cooling: engine08V-239 · 2008 · Jun 2, 2008 · 39 vehicles Engine and engine cooling07V-066 · 2003–2007 · Feb 23, 2007 · 6,631 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip06V-164 · 2005–2006 · May 15, 2006 · 13,200 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip05V-363 · 2005 · Aug 19, 2005 · 331 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the K1200 S

Jul 12, 2013
Fuel Leak - MotorycleEA13006 · 2005–2008 · closed Jan 31, 2014
Led to recall 13V-617