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2024 BMW R 1300 GS

1 recalls, 3 complaints - 5 TSBs

24V557000 Jul 26, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
Defect Description
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 R 1300 GS motorcycles. The housing for the starter motor relay may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in a damaged relay that can overheat.
Consequence
An overheated electrical relay increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the starter relay and update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 23, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
1,582 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC

Complaint Statistics

3 total complaints 1 fires

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
VISIBILITY/WIPER1
POWER TRAIN:SHIFT LINKAGE/CABLE/ROD1
VISIBILITY/WIPER Jul 19, 2026
Incident date: Apr 8, 2026
The car randomly has inoperable wipers. Both in auto and non auto mode. Doesn’t happen every time but it has happened to my family on rainy days. The back wipers work fine. We took the car to the dealer and they said nothing was wrong, they blamed it on my cars window tint. Which makes no sense co... Read more
POWER TRAIN:SHIFT LINKAGE/CABLE/ROD Jul 19, 2026
Incident date: Apr 8, 2026
The current recall shows no remedy and life threatening problem can occur. Since no remedy available, driving this car poses risk to driver or other vehicles on the road.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Aug 25, 2025
Incident date: Aug 23, 2025
The interior dash caught on fire and burned only in the middle of the dashboard. This happened hours after it started smoking inside the car and the headlights would not turn off even though they were already off.
Fire

Technical Service Bulletins, 2024 BMW R 1300 GS

5 manufacturer communications from 5 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

ComponentBulletins
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
020000 SUSPENSION2
MC230124 Apr 10, 2024
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
After setting or resetting gear position adaptation values in ISTA it appears that the procedure wassuccessful and the gears have been taught in; however, a gear adaptation value fault exists. Due to a display error, the gear indicator doe
MC460224 Mar 28, 2024
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Calibration of one or both ride height sensors fail due to the ride height sensor/s are not positioned correctly.
MC610224 Mar 25, 2024
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Situation 1) Li-Ion battery is discharged below 2.5 Vdc. Situation 2) Fault stored for wrong battery installed.
MC330524 Mar 18, 2024
020000 SUSPENSION
In some R 1300 GS motorcycles, it has been detected that the rear wheel swingarm has play in theaxial direction. The mounting of the swingarm to the frame is comparable to the F and S model motorcycles. During the mounting of the swingarm
MC330124 Feb 8, 2024
020000 SUSPENSION
The Dynamic Suspension Adjustment (DSA) chassis cannot be calibrated.

BMW R 1300 GS - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the BMW R 1300 GS across all model years (2024, 2025).

2 Total Recalls
3 Total Complaints
0 Investigations
0 Reported Crashes
1 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

BMW R 1300 GS - Year by Year

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2024 (current) 1 3

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