2018 BMW K1600B problems
NHTSA has received 63 complaints about the 2018 BMW K1600B, and 32% of them involve drivetrain & axles. After that come steering (17%) and suspension (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 63 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 5,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 37 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 40 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 5,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Purchased this new bike and within 600 miles it developed a front end wobble. This is the 3rd week in the shop and BMW corporate states the issue is inherent to the bike. BMW called today and said they are reviewing and may get back in a week.
On (first ever) ride home immediately after purchase I drove all highway and was horrified with a "death" wobble, especially in "dirty air". Bike also pulls to left, especially over 40MPH. Took back to dealer and manager and technician both rode bike and immediately put bike on a service rack and tried to find a problem. Manager described his ride "as if you are riding on a grooved road". Unfortunately they found no obvious problem(s).
See attached pdf, although I did return the motor cycle to the dealer complaining about instability when traveling at high speed especially in turbulent air, something I have never experienced before in thirty years of riding, that issue is still pending, but for now the manufacturer is not communicating any intentions related to their recall, very frustrated !!!
The motorcycle will randomly go into what BMW calls "limp mode" and the operator will lose all throttle control. Potentially fatal if it happens in certain circumstances like heavy traffic on an interstate, at night with nowhere to pull over like it did with me. This ha happened twice so far with no fix in sight
Other model years of the K1600B
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017