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BMW R1100RSL Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 13 owner complaints across 3 model years of the BMW R1100RSL (1994–1996). The most-complained-about year is 1996.

1
safety recalls, all years
13
owner complaints, all years
1994
year with most recalls
1996
year with most complaints

Pick your BMW R1100RSL model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1996 BMW R1100RSL17
1995 BMW R1100RSL14
1994 BMW R1100RSL12

What BMW R1100RSL owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA. The 1996 model year has the most, with 7.

All BMW R1100RSL recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a BMW R1100RSL, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Gasoline (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 97V173000 Reported 1,275 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    Vehicle description: motorcycles. The owner's manual warns the rider not to leave the engine running unnecessarily when the motorcycle is stationary and to ride off immediately after starting.

    Remedy: Owners will be sent a warning label for their motorcycle and an owner's manual insert.

    Model years: 1994, 1995, 1996

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.