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2012 BMW F 650 Gs Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 25, 2017
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2012 BMW F 650 Gs, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Electrical150.0%
  • Fuel system150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE STATOR AND RECTIFIER ASSEMBLIES WERE FAILING AND WOULD CAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. HEADLIGHTS, BRAKES, TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE...INSTRUMENTS WOULD NOT FUNCTION...THEN THE ENGINE WOULD QUIT RUNNING, LEAVING THE MOTORCYCLE AND MYSELF STRANDED. THE MOTORCYCLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL THE BATTERY HAD BEEN CHARGED FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I COULD NO LONGER TRUST THE MOTORCYCLE AS IT WAS VERY UNSAFE TO RIDE, NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT WOULD HAVE ANOTHER CATASTROPHIC SHUTDOWN OF LIGHTING, INSTRUMENTATION AND THE ENGINE. I CONTACTED TWO BMW DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE MOTORCYCLE IN, BUT THE REPAIR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE REPAIR, I WAS TOLD, WOULD BE OVER $1,200.00 USD IF IT WAS WHAT THEY PERCEIVED IT TO BE. BOTH DEALERS CLAIMED TO HAVE HAD NO ISSUES AS I HAD DESCRIBED, BUT BOTH WERE VERY QUICK TO CLAIM KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXACT ISSUE I HAD EXPERIENCED. I STARTED DOING ONLINE RESEARCH ON BMW MOTORCYCLE FORUMS AND FOUND A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE U.S. AND ABROAD, HAVING THE EXACT ISSUE. MOST HAD BEEN TOLD THE SAME INFORMATION FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE BMW DEALERS. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE BOUGHT REPLACEMENT PARTS, NOT BMW FACTORY ITEMS, THEMSELVES FROM WHOLESALERS. AFTER INSTALLATION THE SHUTDOWN ISSUES CEASED. I CONTACTED SIX DEALERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AFTER I FOUND THIS INFORMATION AND THEY COMPLETELY DENIED ANY SIMILAR KNOWN ISSUES. THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME IDEA OF WHAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE, THE EXACT SAME I HAD BEEN TOLD BY THE FIRST 2 DEALERS I CALLED. THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE, IT IS INDICATIVE OF A LARGE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTORCYCLE'S CHARGING SYSTEM, SHUTDOWNS OF SAFETY LIGHTING/SIGNALING, LOSS OF INSTRUMENTATION, TOTAL SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE/COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THIS PLACES THE RIDER AND OTHER MOTORISTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

NHTSA ID 11019493 · filed Aug 25, 2017

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

AFTER WASHING AND DRYING THE MOTORCYCLE, I NOTICED A HULL BREACH ON THE FUEL TANK RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES FROM FRONT TO REAR OF PLASTIC FUEL TANK. TANK HAS INNER LINER AND IS NOT OPENLY LEAKING GASOLINE, BUT CRACKING IS PROMINENT INDICATING A POSSIBILITY OF RUPTURE AND FUEL SPILLAGE. MACHINE IS CURRENTLY NOT BEING OPERATED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS OVER THIS ISSUE. BMW NA HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT UNRESPONSIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID 10652313 · filed Nov 4, 2014

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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