# NHTSA recall 13V549000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 13V549000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2013\-11\-01
- Owners notified: 2014\-01\-10
- Component: WHEELS
- Units potentially affected: 2608

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain model year 2007\-2009 F 800 S and F 800 ST motorcycles manufactured August 2006 through January 2009.  Due to incorrect tolerances, the rear wheel drive bearing and rear axle may wear.


## What can happen

Bearing and axle wear may affect handling and control of the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wheel bearing, and if necessary, replace the bearing and rear axle, at no charge.   The recall began on January 10, 2014.  Owners may call BMW 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-07\-24
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2608
- Reported remedied: 1222 \(46%\)
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2007 BMW F 800 S](/makes/bmw/f-800-s/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-08\-01 to 2009\-01\-31.
- [2008 BMW F 800 S](/makes/bmw/f-800-s/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-08\-01 to 2009\-01\-31.
- [2009 BMW F 800 S](/makes/bmw/f-800-s/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-08\-01 to 2009\-01\-31.
- [2007 BMW F 800 ST](/makes/bmw/f-800-st/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-08\-01 to 2009\-01\-31.
- [2008 BMW F 800 ST](/makes/bmw/f-800-st/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-08\-01 to 2009\-01\-31.
- [2009 BMW F 800 ST](/makes/bmw/f-800-st/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-08\-01 to 2009\-01\-31.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V549000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V549000)

[Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2013V549000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F13V549000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2013V549000)