DVSA recall RM/2017/020: Bmw Motorrad R1200GS Adventure and R1200GS (Front suspension could fail)

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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA reference	RM/2017/020
Launched	10 July 2017
Make	Bmw Motorrad (listed as BMW MOTORRAD UK)
Manufacturer reference	0000313000
Vehicles listed	21,858

Models

Model	Vehicles	Built from	Built to
R1200GS Adventure	10,929	22 August 2013	19 June 2017
R1200GS	10,929	22 August 2013	19 June 2017

Concern

Front suspension could fail

Defect, as DVSA words it

The fixed fork tube can suffer preliminary damage due to unusual incidents with momentary high stress without the user noticing the damage. Through longer usage with high stress the pressed in seal plug can loosen. This usually leads to oil leaks a clacking noise as well as increasingly imprecise drivability. If these signals are not perceived or ignored and further high stress incidents occur the plug may become completely loose. Subsequently critical driving conditions cannot be ruled out.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

Recall the machines that are likely to be affected and retrofit with an additional fixed fork bush or � if the preliminary damage is too much � the fixed front tubes are replaced by appropriately modified new parts.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.