BMW R1150 RYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 14 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW R1150 R.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints14Top: Fuel system, gasoline Safety recalls22003–2004 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW R1150 R 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 R1150 R median. Tap a year for its full report.

5 9

'03'04

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2004Not rated–/1009 complaints · 1 recall 2003Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common BMW R1150 R problems

All model years combined: 14 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

6Fuel system, gasoline1 crash/fire/injury

2Engine and engine cooling

2Fuel/propulsion system

2Fuel system, other

2Power train

1Electrical system

1Service brakes, hydraulic

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 system, gasoline	6	1
Engine and engine cooling	2	0
Fuel/propulsion system	2	0
Fuel system, other	2	0
Power train	2	0
Electrical system	1	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0

2 recalls

BMW R1150 R recalls

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

Suspension04V-235 · 2004 · May 19, 2004 · 84 vehicles Power train: manual transmission02V-319 · 2003 · Nov 27, 2002 · 515 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the R1150 R

Dec 1, 2003
FUEL LINE LEAKAGEPE03054 · 2003 · closed Jan 23, 2004
Led to recall 04V-028