Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Structure3
- Engine1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 16 S 1000 R vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 16 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
EU safety alerts
Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the S 1000 R in 2 alerts. European versions can differ from the North American car.
The front wheel lift control is deactivatedby a software reset, made without the customer being informed, creating a risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles an…
The clutch cover may become detached, leading to an oil leak. Leaking oil may reach the rear tyre and/or drip onto the catalytic converter, creating a risk of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance …
Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0
Recalls
5 campaigns cover the S 1000 R.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 F 900 GS, F 800 GS, R 1300 GS Adventure, R 1300 GS, S 1000 RR, S 1000 R, and K 1600 GT vehicles equipped with the optional emergency call system. The emergency call system (eCall) may have been deactivated due to a software programming error.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 S 1000R and 2020-2023 S 1000XR motorcycles. During a software update performed at a dealership, the "Dynamic Pro" riding mode feature "front wheel lift-off assistant" may have been inadvertently deactivated without alerting the rider.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022 S1000RR, M1000RR, and 2022-2023 S1000XR and S1000R motorcycles. The clutch cover bolts were not lubricated properly, which may cause the clutch cover to become loose and leak oil.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2014 S 1000 RR/R/ HP4, R 1200 GS/GS Adventure/R/RT, K 1300 S, K 1600 GT/GTL/GTL Exclusive and 2014 R nine T motorcycles. The fuel pump, and auxiliary fuel pump in certain models, may crack and leak fuel during vehicle operation.
BMW North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 S 1000 RR motorcycles manufactured June 8, 2016, to November 16, 2016, and 2017 S 1000 R motorcycles manufactured on October 12, 2016. One of the bolts on the rear suspension deflection lever may loosen and adversely affect the handling of the motorcycle.
NHTSA recalls