NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2019 BMW F850GS, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as BMW F850GS.
At a glance
Complaints
1
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
1
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
8
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
POWER TRAIN
1
100.0%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Date: 2018-11-26. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Defect: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling one 2019 F850GS motorcycle. The engine connecting rods may not have been installed properly, possibly causing them to become loose and disconnect over time.
Consequence: Loose engine connecting rods can damage the engine, causing a loss of engine power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: The motorcycle has not yet been sold, and the dealer will replace the engine, free of charge, prior to sale. The recall began December 7, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
8 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
ENGINE
2
EQUIPMENT
2
POWER TRAIN
1
STRUCTURE
1
WHEELS
1
10249027
Date: 2024-01-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle A A?A A A A discharged batteryA A?A A A A compl
10230742
Date: 2022-12-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: WHEELS.
Due to a hardware change to the angular rate sensor, certain sub functions will not be active until after a software update.
10211897
Date: 2022-03-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
The motorcycle will not start. The vehicle battery is empty even though the battery charger was permanently connected to the 12V power socket.
10201170
Date: 2021-07-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
When diagnosing fault codes (0x3A13D7, 0x3A13D9), technicians erroneously condemn the electronic throttle grip, which analyses show is rarely the culprit.
10201167
Date: 2021-07-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
Gear Shift Assistant is not working. Damaged wire(s) in the main wiring harness.
10200497
Date: 2021-05-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
Special vehicles, Police, for example, should be configured/encoded with ISTA.
10165251
Date: 2019-08-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, EQUIPMENT.
Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
10165274
Date: 2019-08-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, EQUIPMENT.
Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.