BMW R1150 RTYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 25 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW R1150 RT.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints25Top: Power train Safety recalls22002–2004 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

2 5 18

'02'03'04

Avoid
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2004Not rated–/10018 complaints · 1 recall 2003Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall 2002Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common BMW R1150 RT problems

All model years combined: 25 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

12Power train1 crash/fire/injury

4Fuel system, gasoline

3Electrical system2 crash/fire/injury

2Fuel/propulsion system

1Exterior lighting

1Service brakes

1Suspension

1Tires

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
Power train	12	1
Fuel system, gasoline	4	0
Electrical system	3	2
Fuel/propulsion system	2	0
Exterior lighting	1	0
Service brakes	1	0
Suspension	1	0
Tires	1	0

2 recalls

BMW R1150 RT recalls

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

Foundation components: master cylinder04V-304 · 2004 · Jun 23, 2004 · 181 vehicles Power train: manual transmission02V-319 · 2003 · Nov 27, 2002 · 515 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the R1150 RT

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