2011 BMW R1200 RT Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 10%of 20 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 5,540miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 2011 BMW R1200 RT, 10% of the 20 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,540 miles.
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.
“The combination engine run / start switch does no engage in the run position during hot days, thus not allowing the engine to start. After cooling the switch down with an instant cooling compound (in this case superfreeze 2000 from leonard industrial supply) the switch would engage, but then disconnect again. The danger is that if it disconnects while driving the engine will cut-off without being able to restart it.”
NHTSA complaint #10715513, filed 2015-05, 9,000 miles“The left combination switch on the vehicle has failed 4 times. The left combination switch controls the high beam lights, turn signals, horn, cruise control, and numerous other items. The four failures have included failure of the high beam switch twice, the turn signal switch twice, the horn once, and cruise control once.”
NHTSA complaint #10435099, filed 2011-11, 2,080 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10249027Jan 11, 2024The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery…
- 10214997May 13, 2022Battery empty despite charger.
- 10204679Sep 3, 2021BMW Motorrad has ascertained that in isolated cases the fuse for the voltage regulator is not correctly secured in the holder by the threaded fasteners.
- 10201170Jul 13, 2021When diagnosing fault codes (0x3A13D7, 0x3A13D9), technicians erroneously condemn the electronic throttle grip, which analyses show is rarely the culprit.
- 10200269Jun 17, 2021The bike does not shut down with a short press of the keyless ride button. The keyless Ride button must be pressed for several seconds to shut the bike down
- 10149483Oct 1, 2018Loss of F1 Push to Talk
- 10193520Sep 7, 2018After updating the Auhtority vehicle I-Level to K001-18-07-520 using ISTA software level 4.13.14 the F1-Push to Talk (PTT) function is deactivated.
- 10135001Feb 5, 2018After a few days of beingparked, the battery discharges, off-load current is too high
- 10135006Jan 29, 2018Incorrect tire pressure appears in the instrument cluster. Contamination or obstruction of the RDC sensor.
- 10136760Dec 4, 2017Various malfunctions in Navigator VI GPS due to older software which requires update.
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2011 BMW R1200 RT
16 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 BMW R1200 RT
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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