NHTSA lists 2 complaints for the 2024 BMW R 1300 GS, 1 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 R 1300 GS.
At a glance
Complaints
2
With crash
1
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)
1,582
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
20
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
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
50.0%
POWER TRAIN
1
50.0%
SUSPENSION
1
50.0%
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.
Defect: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 R 1300 GS motorcycles. The housing for the starter motor relay may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in a damaged relay that can overheat.
Consequence: An overheated electrical relay increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the starter relay and update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 23, 2024. 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
20 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
SERVICE BRAKES
3
SUSPENSION
3
ENGINE
2
STRUCTURE
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
POWER TRAIN
1
11021113
Date: 2025-07-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
In some R 1300 model motorcycles, it has been detected that the rear wheel swingarm has play in theaxial direction. The mounting of the swingarm to the frame is comparable to the F and S model motorcycles. During the mounting of the swingarm axle, this creates different tensions from motorcycle to m
11013432
Date: 2025-01-29. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
The Blow-By clearance tolerance at the handbrake lever fitting may be below than what is stated by the manufacturer, which can lead to slight braking pressure in the front brakes under certain settings (e.g. warm outside temp to warm breaks, etca ?) with a slow release of pressure over time. Several
11013066
Date: 2025-01-17. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
On vehicles with optional equipment X22AA a automated shift assistanta , the selector drum may rotate the opposite direction briefly when downshifting in manual mode (a Ma mode), particularly across transmission position a Na (e.g. when shifting from 2nd gear to 1st gear). In some cases, thi
11012108
Date: 2024-12-21. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
It has been found after a quality inspection it was found that the front brake rotor bolts may not have beentightened with the correct torque at the factory.
11010770
Date: 2024-11-15. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
After a quality inspection it has been determined moisture/water can enter the right multifunction switch andcause malfunctions. This issue does not impact vehicles with production dates of 07/01/2024 or later.
11008130
Date: 2024-09-12. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
A small quantity of R 1300 GSa s and GS Adventures were assembled with a wiring harness where the relayand its new protective holder were pre-assembled using a safe process by the wiring harness supplier. Theprocess does not cause any damage during assembly. The result being these units are not req
11008129
Date: 2024-09-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
The R 1300 GS Adventure is not delivered with engine protection bars mounted as the bike will not fit in thecrate with the protection bars installed. The trim is not mounted on the protection bars. The protection bars and trim will continue to be packaged separately up to the third quarter of 2024.
11006763
Date: 2024-08-28. Type: Other. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
Handbrake Control Assembly Return
11006752
Date: 2024-08-02. Type: Service Campaign. Systems: STRUCTURE.
After quality inspection it has been found that the bolting torque process of the engine crankcase to frame was not adequate. As a result, there may be an effect on the rigidity of the general engine to frame combination.
11005480
Date: 2024-07-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Due to a software error, the smart phone with connected app is paired to the motorcycle, but the app does not connect to the motorcycle.
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.