2012 BMW R 1200 R
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Recalls
1 recall names the 2012 BMW R 1200 R. Newest first.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, may result in a fire.
Remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Owner complaints
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- Fuel/propulsion system
There IS a recall on fuel pumps recall # 20v-471. My fuel pump needs to be replaced as it IS failing. The recall includes bikes up to model year 2011. While my bike IS a 2012, it was manufactured in 2011 and should be included in the recall. I have only 6000 miles on my bike and the part has failed way to early for it not to be included with the recall. Thank you
- Fuel/propulsion system
TL* the contact owns a 2012 BMW r1200 r. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking fuel from the fuel pump. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact to have the vehicle diagnosed. The failure mileage was 40,000.
- Visibility/wiper
Left side mirror glass fell out. while on the highway, the lef side mirror glass fell out. It was held in by a few small dabs of silicone from the factory. another disappointment courtesy of BMW, not covered by the warranty. Poor design and shoddy workmanship are the cause of the glass…
Left side mirror glass fell out. while on the highway, the lef side mirror glass fell out. It was held in by a few small dabs of silicone from the factory. another disappointment courtesy of BMW, not covered by the warranty. Poor design and shoddy workmanship are the cause of the glass falling out under normal use conditions. the date below IS a rough estimate. I do not have the receipt with the replacement date handy at this time. lack of the left mirror made lane changes less safe.
- Power train
Stalling engine. I bought the motorcycle new and it has had a stalling problem since it was new and continues until today. The engine will stall at idle or on deceleration. At its worst it will hesitate and surge when accelerating from a stop as well. I have complained to the dealer about the…
Stalling engine. I bought the motorcycle new and it has had a stalling problem since it was new and continues until today. The engine will stall at idle or on deceleration. At its worst it will hesitate and surge when accelerating from a stop as well. I have complained to the dealer about the issue and have not had any resolution to the problem. I made a complaint to BMW corporate regarding the unresolved issue and pressure was placed on the dealer to fix the problem but the problem persisted and the dealer expressed their dismay with my complaint to corporate. I payed for repairs (while under warranty) that did not solve the stalling problem. Now the motorcycle IS out of warranty and I do not have the financial means to keep forking money over to the dealer service department for no results. I tried going through the normal channels to remedy this persistent problem without success. I am not sure if it IS related, but I took the motorcycle in for scheduled maintenance when it was only a month or two old. While it was getting the oil change and other adjustments, it would not restart. The dealer held it for about a month trying to get it started again. The mechanic told me that they swapped almost all of the major parts trying to diagnose it. When I finally got the call to pick it up, the dealer didn't tell me what the problem was. I was curious what went wrong on a new bike with such little use. The dealer never told me what the problem or solution was and only said that its back alive and running again. As mentioned earlier, I'm not sure if the problems are related but I believe they may be stemming from the same glitch.
- Fuel/propulsion system · Power train
Fuel leak from broken plastic "quick disconnect" fitting on the left side of the motorcycle. I noticed the issue when I was riding the motorcycle on the highway and raw fuel was spraying onto my leg and onto the cylinder & cylinder head of the engine. I pulled off the highway into a gas…
Fuel leak from broken plastic "quick disconnect" fitting on the left side of the motorcycle. I noticed the issue when I was riding the motorcycle on the highway and raw fuel was spraying onto my leg and onto the cylinder & cylinder head of the engine. I pulled off the highway into a gas station to determine the source of the leak. After removing some plastic trim/covers I found the source was the plastic 90 degree fitting had cracked. the fuel fitting did not fail due to any impact, tampering or abuse; it IS in a protected area at the lower edge of the fuel tank and covered by a piece of plastic trim. after inspecting the failed part, I noticed how thin the plastic IS and how it broke on the groove (a stress riser). I believe the part IS poorly designed and poses a serious safety and fire hazard to the vehicle operator. In my opinion, such components should be made of higher quality material such as stainless steel for strength and corrosion resistance. After checking with the BMW dealer for a replacement fitting, I decided to replace the fuel connector with a barbed 90 degree stainless steel fitting to prevent the possibility of a re-occurrence because I believe the BMW supplied part to be flawed and inherently dangerous.
- Fuel/propulsion system
My fuel gauge failed due to the failure of the fuel level sending "strip" - this IS common on many BMW motorcycle models from 2004-2014. As a result of the failure I ran out of fuel on a busy highway. This created a dangerous situation.
- Engine · Fuel/propulsion system
Motorcycle engine stopped running on highway off ramp. Engine would crank, but not restart. Fuel gauge on electronic readout showed 78 miles until refill. No warning lights were flashing. Put fuel in the tank, started right up. In-tank fuel sensor IS faulty. *Js
- Fuel/propulsion system
I had been on the road for about 30 minutes and had been in heavy stop and go traffic for about 10 minutes. My fuel gauge went from half tank to empty with the "low fuel" warning light flashing between. This happened between glances at the instrument cluster. Since it was a 90 degree day and in…
I had been on the road for about 30 minutes and had been in heavy stop and go traffic for about 10 minutes. My fuel gauge went from half tank to empty with the "low fuel" warning light flashing between. This happened between glances at the instrument cluster. Since it was a 90 degree day and in stop and go traffic I was watching the engine temperature gauge closely. The engine temperature gauge IS part of the same cluster as the fuel gauge so I know the change from a half tank of fuel to no fuel was almost if not instantaneous. it IS the result of a bad fuel sensor in the fuel tank that IS a known issue with this type of strip sensor. With hundreds of these sensors going bad inside the fuel tank how long will it be before one has a serious fault and blows up the fuel tank sitting between the motorcycle riders legs. Never say never. *tr
- Fuel/propulsion system
Motorcycle ran out of gas. fuel gauge showed full. display said I had 226 miles to go to empty. I was traveling in an unfamiliar highway with no services within a fifty mile range. the motorcycle gas gauge remained at full for the remainder 2,100 mile of the trip to phoenix from florida. dealer said they have ordered a fuel strip to replace the faulty one under warranty. *tr
- Fuel/propulsion system
The fuel gauge stopped working. This happened twice. The second time it led to running out of gas while under operation. The fuel strip that senses gas in the tank was replaced on both occasions. However, this kind of failure IS unsafe, because running out of fuel while you are moving on a motorcycle can cause lead to loss of control. *tr
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10249027The 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 discharged battery complaints.
- 10248094Since October 2023, a new maintenance schedule is valid for all K5x models. For the first time, maintenance positions for the cardan shaft (Driveshaft) are included. NOTICE: 1. The new maintenance schedule is not limited to vehicles affected by the SI 33 02 22 (SERVICE ACTION: Swingarm Drain retrofit and Driveshaft Check), but is valid for all K5x models - including retroactively. In case of retroactive validity (model year 2023 and older), affected customers will be informed about the change. This will be in the form of a direct-to-customer letter with a description of the new maintenance schedule, specific owners manual insert, and consumer warranty book insert. 1. For vehicles affected by SI 33 02 22 (SERVICE ACTION: Swingarm Drain retrofit and Driveshaft Check), this service action must be performed first. All conditions described in this bulletin apply after the open Service Action has been completed. No additional communication is required for K5x models model year 2024 and onwards. Those models have the new maintenance schedule in their owners manual.
- 10245433BMW Motorrad USA has become aware of a potential durability issue with the film type fuel level sender Fuel Strip equipped on certain model year 2005 to 2013 R and K series motorcycles.
- 10228448BMW Motorrad is aware of a number of cases in which the screw connections of the Paralever link and/or the rear brake caliper have loosened in customer vehicles while driving.
- 10215025Shipping specific non-deployed vehicle safety devices to lighting resources, llc. This service Information bulletin provides information on shipping "specific" noin-deployed vehicle safety devices that are classified as Dangerous Goods (DG) to Lighting resources, LLC
- 10215024The engine?s intake charge-air duct limited warranty extension to 10 years/120,000 miles applies to ?eligible USspecification
- 10204679BMW Motorrad has ascertained that in isolated cases the fuse for the voltage regulator is not correctly secured in the holder by the threaded fasteners.
- 10204667One of the following situations can occur when connecting to BN2000 motorcycles: 1. The installed control units cannot be found when reading out with ISTA. 2. Control units initially communicate after connecting to the vehicle, but communication later stops.
- 10201170When diagnosing fault codes (0x3A13D7, 0x3A13D9), technicians erroneously condemn the electronic throttle grip, which analyses show is rarely the culprit.
- 10200500The hill start control operation may be sporadic.
- 10200269The bike does not shut down with a short press of the keyless ride button. The keyless Ride button must be pressed for several seconds to shut the bike down
- 10193515After turning ignition key on and first scroll through of the Board Computer (BC), all menu items are displayed. When a scond scroll through is done th abmient tempertuire and average speed displays are missing. Only range and average consumption are displayed.
- 10193510Oil leak immediately after replacing cylinder head cover seal set.
- 10165274Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
- 10165251Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
- 10159164Which charger should be used to charge the Li-ion HP and/or M batteries.
- 10151430Shift assist does not function after performing SIB 23 001 15 (017) DME software upgrade. This is due to a progrm fault in ISTA/p version 3.56.0.
- 10151392BMW Motorrad has determiend in th ecourse of quality observation that in a few cases clutch fluid may leak between the clutch slave cylinder and the braided stainless steel clutch line. The cause is a burr in the clutch slave cylinder which may damage the gasket of the clutch line.
- 10151297During programming ith ISTA/P software version3.58.2.001. a programming abort occurred. Afterwards the vehicle is inoperative and can no longer be started. Repeated programming is not possible with this tversion. Software bug.
- 10151243Rust stains occur in the rear of the case holders. Rusty water emerges through the vent hole that is required for the production process.
- 10151238BMW Motorrad has determined in the course of quality observation that in a few cases clutch fluid may leak between the clutch slave cylinder and the braided stainless steel clutch line. The cause is a burr in the clutch slave cylinder which may damage the gasket of the clutch line. A vehicle with high mileage can show signs of gradual impairment of the clutch function. The separating action of the clutch can worsen gradually over a period of time.
- 10149289Heated handlebar grips intermittently not working
- 10149288Navigator V maintains a Bluetooth connection to a mobile phone for a short period.
- 10149274Customer complains about an operating failure on the left or right multifunction switch.
- 10147961Trip distance recorder sets itself to zero. Software error in the instrument cluster.
- 10147804After activation of the alarm system, the turn indicators remain on for 1 minute with integration levels higher than k001-15-03-510.
- 10147756Mist forms in the headlight. This is due to condensation and goes away again.
- 10147754After activation of th ealarm system, the turn signals remain on for 1 minute. Previously they turned off automatically. Software malfunction.
- 10147751The lock barrel form the top case is lost. The tab on the lock barrel is 180 degrees out.
- 10147168BMW Motorrad has ascertained that in isolated cases the fuse for the voltage regulator is not correctly secured in the holder by the threaded fasteners. This can prevent the battery from being charged while the motorcycle is being ridden. If this happens the 'General' warning light shows red and the battery symbol appears in the multifunction display.
- 10143569BMW ONLINE NON-FUNCTIONAL: CHECK ICC-ID IN ACCOUNT: BMW Online/BMW ConnectedDrive not functional.
- 10135006Incorrect tire pressure appears in the instrument cluster. Contamination or obstruction of the RDC sensor.
- 10056106BMW mc: see document search button for owner letter. Information provided regarding the warranty extension, with out mileage limitations, to 12 years due to a potential durability issue with film type fuel level sender fuel strip. Model 2005-2013 r, k series.
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