NHTSA recall 09V471000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	09V471000
Manufacturer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Reported	2009-12-10
Owners notified	2010-02-22
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Units potentially affected	2019

What is wrong

BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 K1300 S AND K1300 GT MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 AND NOVEMBER 19, 2009. POOR FUEL QUALITY MAY LEAD TO SMALL DEPOSITS WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODIES. DURING ENGINE OPERATION IN A LOW RPM RANGE, TYPICALLY NEAR IDLE SPEED (WHEN COMING TO A STOP) AIR FLOW COULD BE SUFFICIENTLY RESTRICTED AND ENGINE STALLING COULD OCCUR.

What can happen

ENGINE STALLING COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

The remedy

BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE MOTORCYCLES BY UPDATING THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-831-1117.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles this campaign lists
2009 BMW K1300 GT	Built 2008-10-17 to 2009-11-19.
2010 BMW K1300 GT	Built 2008-10-17 to 2009-11-19.
2009 BMW K1300 S	Built 2008-09-11 to 2009-10-13.
2010 BMW K1300 S	Built 2008-09-11 to 2009-10-13.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Investigated as PE09052

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
PE09052	Preliminary evaluation, opened 2009-11-06, closed 2010-01-04. MOTORCYCLE STALLING. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
MC120225	2025-04-04. Service bulletin. Engine is difficult to start or does not start when at operating temperature, but after the vehicle coolsthe engine will start. This is caused by increased engine slip torque when the engine is at operatingtemperature in conjunction with a weak battery.
MC62813747	2018-11-13. Service bulletin. Oil leak at theseal between the cylinder head cover and cylinder head on the right in the direction of travel. Due to retrofit of chain gauide which prevents skipping of the timing chain.
B110115	2018-04-23. Service bulletin. Engine Oil Quick Reference Chart and Drain Plug Torque: The current version of ISTA/D has an error in the engine oil capacity specification for all vehicles with the N63R engine and xDrive.
SIB-11-07-11	2011-09-13. Service bulletin. BMW: LOSS OF PERFORMANCE AND TURBOCHARGER NOISE DUE TO THE OIL SUPPLY RESTRICTED, CAUSING OIL STARVATION AND RESULTING IN THE SEIZING OF THE TURBOCHARGER ASSEMBLY. RM UPDATED 7/09/13. PE UPDATED 9/25/15. *PE
SIB-11-03-08	2011-06-11. Service bulletin. BMW: CRANKCASE PRESSURE DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMATION FOR ALL VEHICLES. RM UPDATED ON 4/24/2013. KB
TB-13-002-09	2010-07-16. Service bulletin. BMW MOTORCYCLE: OPTIMIZATION OF THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. ENGINE IDLE OF SOME MODELS CAN BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN THE RIDER DISENGAGES THE CLUTCH TO BRING THE MOTORCYCLE TO A STOP OR WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED FOR A GEARSHIFT. NO SPECIFIC MODEL YEAR LISTED. *PE
SB-22768813-01	2009-07-14. Service bulletin. BMW MOTORCYCLE: TEMPORARY OR SPORADIC FLAT SPOT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM CRUISE AT ABOUT 75MPH. SOMETIMES THERE IS A LITTLE HESITATION NOTICED. PROBLEM OCCURS ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LOWER FUEL QUALITY. PROBLEM WAS NOTICED AFTER UPDATE REGARDING THE KNOCKING CONTROL. E SERIES (K25; K25/02; K25/03; K25/11; K25/12; K25/HP; K26; K26/02; K27; K28). *PE

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.