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What 6 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 BMW R 1200 Rt

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (6)Fuel system (3)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Electrical system (1)Fuel System, Diesel (1)Lights (1)Speed control (1)Suspension (1)

1 of 6 complaints match · Lights · clear filters

Sep 27, 2013Electrical systemLightsSpeed control

LEFT SIDE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE (INOP. SEVERAL FUNCTIONS-TURN SIGNAL, CRUISE CONTROL, HIGH/LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND INFO.DISPLAY) CAUSED TOTAL LOSS OF LOW/HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WHILE RIDING AT NIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10545747

Working with the data? Download all 6 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2013 BMW R 1200 Rt verdict →