NHTSA Campaign 16V689000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Issued by BMW of North America, LLC · Reported Sep 26, 2016 · 1,398 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

If the engine stalls during operation, it increases the risk of a crash.

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BMW G650GS 2013 1,398
BMW G650GS 2014 1,398
BMW G650GS 2015 1,398
BMW G650GS 2016 1,398
BMW G650GS SERTAO 2013 1,398
BMW G650GS SERTAO 2014 1,398
BMW G650GS SERTAO 2015 1,398

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V689000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.