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BMW of North America, LLC — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA · 16V689000 · published 2016-09-26

NHTSA campaign 16V689000

Hazard

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.

The text above is quoted verbatim from the NHTSA record. Confirm the affected units and the remedy with the manufacturer or NHTSA. Recall data may be incomplete, delayed, or superseded.

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Affected products

2013 BMW G650GS
2014 BMW G650GS
2014 BMW G650GS SERTAO
2015 BMW G650GS
2016 BMW G650GS