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Buying a used 2020 BMW K 1600 B? Check these 2 recalls first
The recall picture matches the prior year: a critical fire-risk campaign on K 1600 touring motorcycles plus a high-severity weak rear suspension link strut. Neither was issued with a stop-riding or park-outside warning. Owner feedback is minimal — a single unverified complaint to NHTSA, with no crashes, fires or injuries reported, filed under steering and an unclassified category. With this little complaint data, recall completion records matter more here than the complaint history does.
Before you buy
- Get the 17-character VIN from the seller and run it at nhtsa.gov/recalls. It shows which recalls are still unrepaired on that exact car.
- Verify by VIN that both the fire and suspension strut recalls show as completed
- Ask whether the bike was stored or ridden, and for service records covering gaps
- Check steering feel and handlebar response on a test ride, given the steering complaint
- Open recalls are repaired free at any BMW dealer, whoever owns the car — an open recall is a to-do item, not a bill.
Recalls covering the 2020 BMW K 1600 B
| Recall | Area | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| BMW K 1600 touring motorcycles may catch fire | Power Train | critical |
| BMW K1600 motorcycles: weak rear suspension link strut | Suspension | high |
What owners have reported to NHTSA
1 complaints filed for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and popular models collect more of them simply because more are on the road.
| Problem area | Complaints | Recall in this area? |
|---|---|---|
| Steering | 1 | None found |