NHTSA Complaint #11516417 — 2015 BMW R1200 GS

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11516417
Vehicle	2015 BMW R1200 GS
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	January 1, 2023
Date Filed	April 10, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Rear brake pedal gets soft and braking performance is lost. Feels like air is getting into the system. Bleeding the brake fixes the problem, but it comes back after a few thousand miles. Seems this isn't an isolated icindent based on forum information: https://www.advrider.com/f/threads/bmw-r1200gs-lc-rear-brake-failures.1264712/ https://www.gs-forum.eu/threads/umfrage-wer-ist-von-luft-im-hinteren-bremskreis-betroffen.153022/

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