NHTSA recall 13V526000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 13V526000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2013-10-25 |
| Owners notified | 2013-12-20 |
| Component | ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Units potentially affected | 2475 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2015 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2015-07-24 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 2475 |
| Reported remedied | 1935 (78%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012 K1600 GT and K1600 GTL motorcycles. In certain riding conditions, an incorrect throttle valve control signal may be received by the engine control unit, limiting the engine speed.
What can happen
As a result of the reduced engine speed, the engine could stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the throttle control software, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin in December 2013. Owners may contact BMW customer relations at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2012 BMW K 1600 GT | Built 2011-01-10 to 2012-03-08. |
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| 2012 BMW K 1600 GTL | Built 2011-01-10 to 2012-03-08. |
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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| MC62719932 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. Engine sysmbol stays on after software update. Software error which is resolved with upgrade. |
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| MC62571524_03 | 2018-12-10. Service bulletin. During programming ith ISTA/P software version3.58.2.001. a programming abort occurred. Afterwards the vehicle is inoperative and can no longer be started. Repeated programming is not possible with this tversion. Software bug. |
| MC6132605 | 2018-11-13. Service bulletin. After activation of th ealarm system, the turn signals remain on for 1 minute. Previously they turned off automatically. Software malfunction. |
| MC64162818 | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. Despite retrofitting and enabling the HP Race Calibration Kit 3, it is not possible to read out and adjust the data with the laptop Race calibration software. If the HP Race Calibration Kit 3 is retrofitted individually to in K46/13, where the data cannot be read and adjusted in the laptop computer, it is necessary to retrofit and enable the HP Race Power Kit. |
| MC63876474 | 2018-05-14. Service bulletin. Various malfunctions in Navigator VI GPS due to older software which requires update. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.