2019 BMW R1250 GS Adventure Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2019 BMW R1250 GS Adventure. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Front brake oil is leaking twice. First oli leaking is at 600miles, and they changed the parts, and yesterday happend same at 1384 miles and it is common issue with 2019 bmw gs, rt, models . So I went dealer to change only parts.and I feel danger when I ride a motorcycle with front brake oil…”
“Front calipers, lh and rh sides, leaking from pistons and caliper casting parting surface. Dealer has replaced with like new. Replacement units leakage continues. Wide spread issue among the r1250gs community going on for months. Even unsold bikes on dealer floors are found leaking prior to sale.…”
“Brake caliper failure on front end of this model. First evidence was leaking fluid from caliper onto wheel rim while parked. Was told by bmw roadside service to not ride it since the brake is leaking. They picked it up on 12/3/19 and it's still at cincinnati bmw as of today with no resolution from…”
Defect investigations
Brake fluid leak at front brake caliper
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) on April 1st, 2020 to investigate six consumer complaint allegations of brake fluid leaking from the front brake calipers on their 2019-2020 model year (MY) BMW R1250 motorcycles. At the closing date of this investigation, the number of…
Brake fluid leak at front brake caliper
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) on April 1st, 2020 to investigate six consumer complaint allegations of brake fluid leaking from the front brake calipers on their 2019-2020 model year (MY) BMW R1250 motorcycles. At the closing date of this investigation, the number of…
Brake fluid leak at front brake caliper
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) on April 1st, 2020 to investigate six consumer complaint allegations of brake fluid leaking from the front brake calipers on their 2019-2020 model year (MY) BMW R1250 motorcycles. At the closing date of this investigation, the number of…
Brake fluid leak at front brake caliper
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) on April 1st, 2020 to investigate six consumer complaint allegations of brake fluid leaking from the front brake calipers on their 2019-2020 model year (MY) BMW R1250 motorcycles. At the closing date of this investigation, the number of…
Brake fluid leak at front brake caliper
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) on April 1st, 2020 to investigate six consumer complaint allegations of brake fluid leaking from the front brake calipers on their 2019-2020 model year (MY) BMW R1250 motorcycles. At the closing date of this investigation, the number of…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2019 BMW R1250 GS Adventure as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.