2001 BMW R1200c Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2001 BMW R1200c. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the exterior lighting. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
1
POWER TRAIN
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
Total complaints4

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Having suffered my first final drive failure 30,000 miles ago, knew I was feeling the same grinding vibration through my seat as the previous failure. No choice but to ride the 55 miles home. After the cycle cooled, I pulled the final drive drain plug and out oozed a silvery, slurry…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2012-07-28

“Cracking tail light bezel and turn signal stalks repeatedly. *jb”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS · reported 2003-06-19

“Cracking tail light bezel and turn signal stalks repeatedly. *jb”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL · reported 2003-06-19

“Driving at 55 mph in 4th gear or driving in 5th gear traveling 65 to 70 extreme vibration causing excessive fatigue within a hour of driving. Bmw dealers and represenitaves say it is designed to do that because they copyed harley davidson and there is nothing they can do. This issue makes the bike…”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · reported 2001-09-30

Defect investigations

Investigation PE03054 Opened 2003-12-01 · closed 2004-01-23

FUEL LINE LEAKAGE

BMW IS CONDUCTING A RECALL (04V-028).AN INFORMATION REQUEST(IR)RESPONSE WAS NOT RECEIVED. UPON BMW'S RECEIPT OF THE IR, AND AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH ODI, BMWDETERMINED THAT A RECALL WAS NECESSARY. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE O-RING CONTAINED WITHIN THE FUEL LINE QUICK-DISCONNECT COUPLING COULD BECOME DAMAGED.FURTHER,…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 BMW R1200c as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.