BMW of North America, LLC: Electrical System › Software
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 26, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,398. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 BMW G650GS motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to October 12, 2015, and 2013-2015 BMW G650GS Sertao motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to May 23, 2014. The affected motorcycles may stall during operation due to an engine control unit (ECU) software issue.
The risk
If the engine stalls during operation, it increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin November 18, 2016. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-537. Motorcycles that were repaired under that recall need to have their software updated again as part of this campaign.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 BMW G650gs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 BMW G650gs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 BMW G650gs Sertao | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 BMW G650gs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 BMW G650gs Sertao | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 BMW G650gs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 BMW G650gs Sertao | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V689000.
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