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2020 BMW S 1000 RR: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2020 BMW S 1000 RR. The newest campaign is 26V478000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Jul 2026. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Ignition. NHTSA has 7 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 26V478000, in the NHTSA record

The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters were mailed September 18, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 14, 2026.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 26,128 units in total.

  1. 26V478000Received . 16,736 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 S 1000 RR US, and 2020-2026 S 1000 RR motorcycles. The vibration of the motorcycle may cause an internal component of the ignition lock to fail, which can cause the instrument display, rear lighting, and other systems such as ABS to fail, or cause an engine stall while riding.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An engine stall or failure of electrical systems such as the instrument display or ABS, increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters were mailed September 18, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 14, 2026.

    Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 20V476000Received . 9,392 units.

    Service Brakes

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2020 R 1250 GS, GS Adventure and R 1250 RT, 2020 S 1000 RR and S 1000 XR motorcycles. The front brake calipers may leak brake fluid when parked. As such, these motorcycles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 122, "Motorcycle Brake Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Overtime, a leaking front brake caliper can reduce the amount of brake fluid in the reservoir. Low volume could affect brake performance, increasing the risk of crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary, replace the front brake calipers with an improved version, free of charge. BMW issued owners an interim notification on October 12, 2020. As of January 19, 2021, a remedy was still not available. The recall began March 8, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

    Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

7 complaints, 7 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2020 BMW S 1000 RR: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine4
Service Brakes2
Wheels1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
18 Mar 2025

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2020 BMW S 1000 RR, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2021, with 3 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20101
  2. 20111
  3. 20122
  4. 20131
  5. 20141
  6. 20150
  7. 20161
  8. 20171
  9. 20202
  10. 20211
  11. 20222
  12. 20232
  13. 20241
  14. 20252
  15. 20262

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2020 BMW S 1000 RR: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/s-1000-rr/2020/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
BMW of North America, LLC

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2020 BMW S 1000 RR?
26,128 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the BMW S 1000 RR have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the BMW S 1000 RR, model years 2010 to 2026. 2 of them name the 2020 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2020 BMW S 1000 RR name most often?
Engine: 4 of 7 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2020 BMW S 1000 RR open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.