NHTSA recall 14V065000

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.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	14V065000
Manufacturer	BMW of North America, LLC
Reported	2014-02-19
Owners notified	2014-04-08
Component	STRUCTURE:MOTORCYCLE:KICKSTAND/CENTER STAND; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Units potentially affected	4453

Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
Report	Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 3
Filed with NHTSA	2015-10-30
Vehicles in the campaign	4453
Reported remedied	3543 (79%)
Reported unreachable	0
Reported removed	0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 3, 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 2013 C 600 Sport, C 650 GT, F 700 GS, F 800 GS, F 800 GS Adventure, F 800 GT, R 1200 R and R1200 GS motorcycles. Water may enter the side-stand switch preventing the motorcycle from starting or potentially shutting off the motorcycle while it is being ridden.

What can happen

An unexpected shutdown increases the risk of a crash.

The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side-stand switch, free of charge. The recall began on April 8, 2014. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2013 BMW C600 SPORT MAXI-SCOOTER	Built 2012-11-28 to 2013-09-16. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2013 BMW C650 GT MAXI-SCOOTER	Built 2012-12-03 to 2013-09-16. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2013 BMW F700 GS	Built 2012-11-29 to 2013-09-19.
2013 BMW F800 GS	Built 2012-11-28 to 2013-09-19.
2013 BMW F800 GS ADVENTURE	Built 2013-03-11 to 2013-09-18. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2013 BMW F800 GT	Built 2012-11-28 to 2013-09-17.
2013 BMW R 1200 R	Built 2012-12-05 to 2013-09-18.
2013 BMW R1200 GS	Built 2013-08-19 to 2013-09-18.

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

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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MC610315	2021-12-13. Service bulletin. BMW Motorrad has ascertained that in isolated cases the fuse for the voltage regulator is not correctly secured in the holder by the threaded fasteners.
MC000521	2021-12-13. Service bulletin. One of the following situations can occur when connecting to BN2000 motorcycles: 1. The installed control units cannot be found when reading out with ISTA. 2. Control units initially communicate after connecting to the vehicle, but communication later stops.
MC610821	2021-09-07. Service bulletin. When diagnosing fault codes (0x3A13D7, 0x3A13D9), technicians erroneously condemn the electronic throttle grip, which analyses show is rarely the culprit.
MC55297495	2021-09-07. Service bulletin. Vehicle battery not charged despite the battery charger being connected to the on-board socket (manufactured before 2009)Headlights and rear lights light up intermittently despite the ignition being switched off and the battery charger being connected to the on-board socket.
MC620117	2021-08-23. Service bulletin. Service distance cannot be set in miles in ISTA for TFT-type instrument clusters
MC660118	2021-08-09. Service bulletin. The bike does not shut down with a short press of the keyless ride button. The keyless Ride button must be pressed for several seconds to shut the bike down
B012118	2021-08-09. Service bulletin. While engine oil consumption may create a customer inconvenience, in the short term it should not cause any drivability problems that would prevent normal day-to-day operational use of the vehicle
MC64481126	2021-05-24. Service bulletin. SVA! infotext is displayed in instrument cluster (see attachment)