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BMW K75 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 2 model years of the BMW K75 (1986–1987). The most-complained-about year is 1986.

2
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
1986
year with most recalls
1986
year with most complaints

Pick your BMW K75 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1987 BMW K7510
1986 BMW K7521

What BMW K75 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1986 model year has the most, with 1.

All BMW K75 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a BMW K75, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 87V193000 Reported 4,687 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    Lower part of spring/damper unit eyelet, which attaches to the rear drive unit, could crack.

    Remedy: Replace eyelet with a strengthened one.

    Model years: 1986, 1987

  2. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 86V080000 Reported 9,712 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    Throttle cable may have been damaged during installation resulting in a bend or a kink or chafing and fraying of the braided wire cable. Consequence of defect: throttle operation could be impaired requiring increased effort to open and close the throttle, resulting in loss of throttle control which may lead to an accident.

    Remedy: Replace throttle cables, as required, modifying to assure cables cannot bend.

    Model years: 1986

Other BMW models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.