BMW R850 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 1 owner complaint across 2 model years of the BMW R850 (1996–1997). The most-complained-about year is 1997.
Pick your BMW R850 model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 BMW R850 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 BMW R850 | 1 | 0 |
What BMW R850 owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 1.
All BMW R850 recalls (1)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a BMW R850, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
-
Electrical system: wiring
Vehicle description: motorcycles. A sheet metal plate mounted to the front of the frame below the instrument cluster can cause the wiring harness to be stretched too tight as the handlebars are turned fully to one side. In addition, the wiring harness is attached to another harness with a cable tie that is placed too far forward…
Remedy: Dealers will relocate the wire tie connecting the two wiring harnesses to a point further back from the original location so that the ignition switch wiring harness has sufficient freedom of movement. Also if the…
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.