2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2021 BMW R 1250 RT. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any BMW dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2021 BMW R 1250 RT. Check your R 1250 RT by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 4 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 BMW R 1250 RT. BMW has issued at least 23 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read BMW R 1250 RT owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 BMW R 1250 RT. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Original owner, purchased July 2021. Adaptive cruise control (ACC) continues to drop off intermittently after numerous complaints to BMW service techs and BMW Customer Relations since new. Attempts to repair include dealer 'recalibration' and software updates none of which have solved the issue.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11612822
“The distance control on the cruise control will just fail while in use. Going through Atlanta with cruise set at 65 MPH in traffic and it just fails (alert pop up too) and throttle goes to zero which on a motorcycle means immediate engine braking. Nearly get run over by car behind me.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11431889
“BMW is selling a motorcycle with no information to the user on how to maintain it. The manual doesn't even have basic maintenance procedures or torques. You can't even get a service CD from the dealer.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11431888
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 BMW R 1250 RT is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any BMW dealer.