2020 BMW R 1250 RT Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 83%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 6,300miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the brakes of the 2020 BMW R 1250 RT, 83% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 6,300 miles. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Took delivery of a new motorcycle on saturday. Upon returning home with the new bike, 160 mile trip home, I noticed brake fluid leaking out of both front brake calipers. Fluid was splattered all over the rim and tire. This has been an ongoing issue with the 2019's of the Bmw r1250rt. I was LED to believe the problem was solved for the 2020 bikes, but clearly this is not the case given my experience relayed in this report. …”
NHTSA complaint #11319832, filed 2020-03, 165 miles“After numerous times to the dealer to fix the leaking hayes calipers on my 2020 Bmw r1250rt motorcycle there was a recall and I did receive a second set of hayes calipers because of the recall. In a matter of days the replacement recalled hayes calipers were also leaking Bmw sent out two engineers to remove and inspect my second set that were then sent back to germany and a third set of hayes calipers were installed on my bike. …”
NHTSA complaint #11373224, filed 2020-11, 6,600 miles“Since day one this bike has had leaking front brakes. Today, I go out in my garage and see my brakes are leaking again for the umpteenth time. This is beyond a dealership fix. Both dealers I've taken the bike to (iron horse Bmw in tucson, goaz in peoria) have been great in trying to resolve the issue, but unfortunately have not been successful. The problem remains. I have spent way too many hours scheduling my time and then hanging out at the dealership while they're trying to figure this out. …”
NHTSA complaint #11360150, filed 2020-09, 6,300 miles“I went to test drive a new 2020 Bmw r1250 rt motorcycle and the dealership inspected it before the test drive. During the test drive, the brakes started leaking and I noticed a performance drop in the ability to brake. Upon digging into the situation the dealership informed me that there was a service bulletin from Bmw. That stated the brakes are known to have issues and they should be inspected for leaks before being sold to a customer or test-driven. Bmw has released a new part number that will fix the critical design flaw that is in the brakes. This part has not been released yet. …”
NHTSA complaint #11308930, filed 2020-02, 7 milesRelated recalls
- 20V476000Aug 13, 2020BMW 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…Covers: BMW R 1250 RT 2019–2020, R1250 GS Adventure 2019–2020, R 1250 GS 2019–2020 +2 more
- 20V166000Mar 19, 2020BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2020 RnineT Scrambler and RnineT, 2020 R1250R and R1250RS, 2019-2020 Rnine T Pure, R1250GS,R1250GS…Covers: BMW R 1250 RT 2019–2020, R Nine T 2018–2020, R1250 GS Adventure 2019–2020 +3 more
Related service bulletins
- 10228448Nov 8, 2022BMW Motorrad is aware of a number of cases in which the screw connections of the Paralever link and/or the rear brake caliper have loosened in customer vehicles while driving.
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 83% |
| 2019 | 7 | 78% |
Other parts of the 2020 BMW R 1250 RT
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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