On January 18, 2023, BMW of North America announced a safety recall for all 2019 through 2023 R 1250 GS, R 1250 GS Adventure, and R 1250 RTP motorcycles due to the potential risk of a broken gearbox input shaft. In certain conditions, the gearbox input shaft could become overloaded, causing it to break. This could, in turn, block the rear wheel, which could increase the risk of a crash.
According to BMW, approximately 18,489 motorcycles are involved in this recall, which represents 100 percent of the population. This includes 6,812 R 1250 GS bikes produced between September 19, 2018 and December 14, 2022, as well as 9,401 R 1250 GS Adventure bikes produced between October 10, 2018 and December 14, 2022, and an additional 2,276 R 1250 RTP bikes produced between July 19, 2018 and December 2, 2022.
