The 2021 BMW R 1250 Rt has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 18,981 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the forward collision avoidance. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN23V0110002023-01-1818,534 affected
Defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2023 R1250GS, R1250GS Adventure, and R1250RTP motorcycles. In certain engine operating and riding conditions, the gearbox input shaft may become damaged or break, possibly resulting in a blocked rear wheel.
Consequence
A damaged gearbox input shaft or a blocked rear wheel can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the engine control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 22, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
EQUIPMENT20V4950002020-08-20447 affected
Defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 R 1250 RT, R 1250 R, R 1250 RS, R 1250 GS and R 1250 GS Adventure motorcycles. The tire pressure labels may not remain affixed to the motorcycle frame. As a result, these motorcycles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety…
Consequence
If the label detaches from the motorcycle, proper tire pressure information may not be readily available. This could result in the rider improperly filling the tires which may affect motorcycle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tire pressure label, free of charge. The recall began October 19, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Complaints by component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“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.…”
“Page 67 of the bmw motorad owners manual describes operation of the "self," cancelling , "comfort turn indicators" as follows: after the turn signal is pushed to the right or left, the turn signal indictors automatically turn off under the following conditions: -speed is under 18mph; after a…”
“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. Has been to…”
“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. If the bike can't maintained or you do something wrong it could fail on the road and possibly…”
“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. If the bike can't maintained or you do something wrong it could fail on the road and possibly…”
“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. If the bike can't maintained or you do something wrong it could fail on the road and possibly…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2021 BMW R 1250 Rt as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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