2009 BMW R1200 GS Adventure Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 14%of 7 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 9,951miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the brakes of the 2009 BMW R1200 GS Adventure, 14% of the 7 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,951 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is 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.
“I was riding my 2009 Bmw r1200gs adventure motorcycle at approximately 60 MPH in the carpool lane. It began to rain so I went to pull onto the shoulder to don my rain gear. I pulled the brake lever to slow, only to find I had no brakes. I was able to safely slow the vehicle using the rear brake. Inspection of the front brakes showed the right front caliper was hanging freely, only connected by the hydraulic line. The two bolts that hold the caliper to the fork mounts were missing. Inspection of the two bolt holes on the fork showed that they were completely stripped. …”
NHTSA complaint #10396739, filed 2011-04, 9,951 milesRelated recalls
- 10V276000Jun 18, 2010Bmw is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2009 r 1200 and k 1200 series motorcycles manufactured from august 2006 through may 2009. Due to the current…Covers: BMW R1200 GS Adventure 2007–2009, R1200 GS 2007–2009, R1200 RT 2007–2009 +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.
- 10136755Jan 12, 2017In November of 2017 BMW Motorrad updated the rear drive for the K5X model line, as a result longer bolts will be used for the rear brake caliper mounting. Vehicles affected K5x…
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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