BMW R1150gsYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 30 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the BMW R1150gs.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints30Top: Service brakes, hydraulic Safety recalls22000–2003 model years

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

Best & worst years

BMW R1150gs 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 R1150gs median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2003Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2002Not rated–/10021 complaints · 1 recall 2001Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall 2000Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common BMW R1150gs problems

All model years combined: 30 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

12Service brakes, hydraulic

11Power train

3Fuel system, gasoline

1Service brakes, air

1Electrical system

1Tires

1Fuel system, other

1Seats

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
Service brakes, hydraulic	12	0
Power train	11	0
Fuel system, gasoline	3	0
Service brakes, air	1	0
Electrical system	1	1
Tires	1	0
Fuel system, other	1	0
Seats	1	0

2 recalls

BMW R1150gs recalls

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

Power train: manual transmission02V-319 · 2003 · Nov 27, 2002 · 515 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic01V-246 · 2000–2002 · Jul 31, 2001 · 2,997 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the R1150gs

Dec 1, 2003
FUEL LINE LEAKAGEPE03054 · 2000–2003 · closed Jan 23, 2004
Led to recall 04V-028