https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the BMW R 18. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:33:05 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18#complaint-2141822 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT A fire started near the reverse mechanism and battery when it was started. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18#recall-24V716000-bmw-bmw-r-18-2022 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021-2024 BMW R18 motorcycles. The seal for the reverse gear control unit may deteriorate and allow moisture inside the control unit, which can result in the unit overheating. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18#complaint-1980032 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2022 BMW R 18. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V884000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that pa https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18#complaint-1977196 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT I bought a 2022 BMW R18B motorcycle in 2023. There are 3 models of this motorcycle. R18 is plain without a fairing or smart controls. The R18 Transcontinental is top of line with fairing computer, navigation, phone pairing. The R18B which is my motorcycle is basically the same as Transcontinental except it does not have top case and rack for mounting top case. Here is the safety problem with the https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18#complaint-1933950 Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT Adaptive headlight does not work and the low beam reflector is completely loose. With the reflector loose the headlight will occasionally blind oncoming traffic, point to the sky or side of the road. It is unsafe to ride unless riding with high beams, which is not safe for oncoming traffic. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18#complaint-1933225 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT While on a multi-state trip I noticed that two pieces of the headlight have come loose inside the lens distorting the beam. On September 19, 2023 I took the bike in for a warranty claim and it was approved. Now two weeks later the dealer is still unable to give me a time frame for replacement due to the number of theses that have failed. I cannot ride the bike for fear of it going out entirely for https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18#complaint-1923821 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT The BMW R18 B motorcycle is equipped with an adaptive headlight, which directs the headlight beam in the direction of the motorcycle's lean angle and handlebar rotation; however, the headlight has failed, where the reflective mirror pieces have fallen apart. The loose reflective pieces creates a dazzling effect in the direction of the light beam; this appears to be a high failure item on the R18 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18#complaint-1922180 Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT The adaptive headlight assembly had a sudden and unexpected catastrophic internal failure leading to complete loss of low beam headlight. BMW R18 Transcontinental. An appointment has been made with local BMW motorcycle dealer. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18#complaint-1921761 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT Pieces of headlight reflector are breaking off inside the headlight housing. This causes the beam of light to completely miss the road. Also the adaptive function of headlight will stick to one side periodically meaning all light is pointing left or right of the roadway when going straight. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-r-18#complaint-1919392 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT Motorcycle is equipped with an Adaptive headlight. The main reflector that is a part of the moving adaptive headlight has broken off inside the headlight assembly and is obstructing the headlight beam pattern. It also does not allow the headlight to aim properly. The broken reflector is not permitting the adaptive headlight to function as intended and has the moving part wedged out of alignment. H