BMW R1100 RT Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 20 owner complaints across 5 model years of the BMW R1100 RT (1996–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1999.

Pick your BMW R1100 RT model year

• 1996
• 1997
• 1999
• 2000
• 2001

What BMW R1100 RT owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA. The 1999 model year has the most, with 6.

• Power train: manual transmission4
• Power train: driveline2
• Power train2
• Vehicle speed control2
• Power train: center support bearing1
• Engine and engine cooling1
• Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system1
• Power train: seal1

All BMW R1100 RT recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a BMW R1100 RT, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 95V202000 Reported October 19, 1995 660 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

   The rear brake hose can contact the rear tire as the rear suspension moves through its range of travel.

   Remedy: Dealers will modify the hose guide and re-route the rear brake hose to insure that it cannot contact the rear tire throughout the range of suspension travel.

   Model years: 1996

Other BMW models

• X53,154 complaints
• 328I2,578 complaints
• X32,004 complaints
• 325I1,386 complaints
• Z41,281 complaints
• 3 Series843 complaints
• 528I835 complaints
• 330I815 complaints

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.