The 2005 BMW K1200 Lt has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 561 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 22 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, AT LOWER TEMPERATURES, WIRING WITHIN THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROL UNIT MAY PRESS AGAINST THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. THE FUEL PUMP RELAY CONTACTS COULD OPEN, INTERRUPTING THE FUEL SUPPLY TO THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN STALLING.
Consequence
IF STALLING WERE TO OCCUR, THE DRIVER WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROL UNIT. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 4, 2004. CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC04V3040002004-06-23181 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, AN INCORRECT SEALING RING WAS MOUNTED TO THE PISTON OF THE REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.
Consequence
IF ONLY THE REAR BRAKE WERE APPLIED DURING RIDING, INSUFFICIENT BRAKING PRESSURE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO SLOW THE MOTORCYCLE, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE RECALL BEGAN JULY 16, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Complaints by component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
9
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
3
SUSPENSION
3
1crashes1injuries
POWER TRAIN
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
1crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1
1crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
1
1crashes1injuries
STEERING
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints22
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“While riding in to a left handed corner the front right front leg broke standing the motorcycle straight up and sending me and the bike into the guardrail causing a crash that I was lucky to walk away from. *tr”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2005 bmw k1200lt. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 to 25 mph and decelerating, the brakes seized which caused the contact to crash. The contact received injuries to his left leg and was transported to the hospital. The vehicle was later taken to the…”
“The upper threaded portion of the shaft of the front suspension ball joint broke off, which is the connection point from the leading link to the front fork bridge, an integral part of bmw's telelever front suspension. Loss of this connection point allows the front forks to move front to rear…”
“The upper threaded portion of the shaft of the front suspension ball joint broke off, which is the connection point from the leading link to the front fork bridge, an integral part of bmw's telelever front suspension. Loss of this connection point allows the front forks to move front to rear…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2005 bmw k1200lt motorcycle. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking gasoline. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel line couplers were fractured and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not…”
“Major gas leak while driving - sprayed gas on right leg and foot. My pants leg, sock, and shoe on the right side were completely soaked with gas. Decided to have the bike towed instead of risking it repair place said it was the plastic gas connector and he was going to have to order a metal one.…”
“Final drive failure. This is the same failure as described in odi no. 10439549, and currently being investigated under campaign dp12001. *tr”
“Rear wheel started making a dragging sound and seemed to be on inside of rotor. Thought it was an occlusion in the casting but the wheel bearing retainer in the final drive bearing was coning out. Upon inspection at dealer it was found the bearing had been obliterated when the bearing moved from…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP12001 Opened 2012-01-20 · closed 2013-06-20
M/C final drive ball bearing failure
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) received a defect petition requesting that it open an investigation into model year (MY) 1998-2009 BMW KLT series motorcycles for final drive bearing failures.The petitioner asked NHTSA to issue an order that [BMW] be required to recall the affected models for inspection…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2005 BMW K1200 Lt as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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