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BMW R 1150 GS AdventureYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW R 1150 GS Adventure.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Power trainSafety recalls22002–2003 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW R 1150 GS Adventure 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 R 1150 GS Adventure median. Tap a year for its full report.

'02'03
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2003Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2002Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common BMW R 1150 GS Adventure problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train20
2 recalls

BMW R 1150 GS Adventure recalls

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

–Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings03V-325 · 2003 · Aug 26, 2003 · 1,397 vehicles–Power train: manual transmission02V-319 · 2003 · Nov 27, 2002 · 515 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the R 1150 GS Adventure

  1. Fuel Leak - MotorycleEA13006 · 2006 · closed Jan 31, 2014
    Led to recall 13V-617
  2. FUEL LINE LEAKAGEPE03054 · 2003 · closed Jan 23, 2004
    Led to recall 04V-028