2000 BMW R1100 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2000 BMW R1100. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

POWER TRAIN
1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1
STRUCTURE
1
Total complaints3

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“I experienced a similar failure as described in odi no. 10439549, and currently being investigated under campaign dp12001: bmw motorcycle final drive failure. My 2000 bmw r1100r final drive has failed three times in 150,000 miles. The first failure occurred during my after-market warranty period…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2003-05-07

“The transmission input shaft seal or the seal installation procedure is defective. This seal on my transmission has leaked for the past 7000 miles. Bmw attempted to repair this leak by replacing this seal under warranty at 15k miles. The new seal has begun to leak. This seal is a known problem to…”

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION · reported 2001-08-01

“2000 bmw, r1100rl. The motorcycle contained a design flaw in the final drive gear lube seal within the chassis of the motorcycle.*ak *jb”

STRUCTURE

Defect investigations

Investigation PE03054 Opened 2003-12-01 · closed 2004-01-23

FUEL LINE LEAKAGE

BMW IS CONDUCTING A RECALL (04V-028).AN INFORMATION REQUEST(IR)RESPONSE WAS NOT RECEIVED. UPON BMW'S RECEIPT OF THE IR, AND AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH ODI, BMWDETERMINED THAT A RECALL WAS NECESSARY. ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE O-RING CONTAINED WITHIN THE FUEL LINE QUICK-DISCONNECT COUPLING COULD BECOME DAMAGED.FURTHER,…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 BMW R1100 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.