NHTSA recall 15V537000

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	15V537000
Manufacturer	BMW of North America, LLC
Reported	2015-08-24
Owners notified	2015-10-14
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Units potentially affected	1060

Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
Report	Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1
Filed with NHTSA	2017-04-22
Vehicles in the campaign	1060
Reported remedied	1060 (100%)
Reported unreachable	0
Reported removed	0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, 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 2013-2015 G 650 GS motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to March 2, 2015, and 2013-2014 G 650 GS Sertao motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to May 23, 2014. The affected motorcycles may stall when they are idling and the clutch lever is pulled in.

What can happen

If the engine stalls, there is an increased risk of a crash.

The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will install a revised version of the engine control unit software, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or by email 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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2013 BMW G 650 GS	Built 2013-03-08 to 2015-03-02.
2014 BMW G 650 GS	Built 2013-03-08 to 2015-03-02.
2015 BMW G 650 GS	Built 2013-03-08 to 2015-03-02.
2013 BMW G 650 GS SERATO	Built 2013-03-08 to 2014-05-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2014 BMW G 650 GS SERATO	Built 2013-03-08 to 2014-05-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

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
MC61223015	2018-11-13. Service bulletin. Idling is occasionally unstable (most often after long journeys); the engine sometimes cuts out and will do so again after being restarted. Software issue.