NHTSA recall 16V689000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	16V689000
Manufacturer	BMW of North America, LLC
Reported	2016-09-26
Owners notified	2016-12-16
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Units potentially affected	1398

Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
Report	Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 1
Filed with NHTSA	2018-04-12
Vehicles in the campaign	1398
Reported remedied	665 (47%)
Reported unreachable	0
Reported removed	0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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 2013-2016 BMW G650GS motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to October 12, 2015, and 2013-2015 BMW G650GS Sertao motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to May 23, 2014. The affected motorcycles may stall during operation due to an engine control unit (ECU) software issue.

What can happen

If the engine stalls during operation, it increases the risk of a crash.

The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin November 18, 2016. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-537. Motorcycles that were repaired under that recall need to have their software updated again as part of this campaign.

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 G650GS	Built 2013-03-08 to 2015-10-12.
2014 BMW G650GS	Built 2013-03-08 to 2015-10-12.
2015 BMW G650GS	Built 2013-03-08 to 2015-10-12.
2016 BMW G650GS	Built 2013-03-08 to 2015-10-12.
2013 BMW G650GS SERTAO	Built 2013-03-08 to 2014-05-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2014 BMW G650GS SERTAO	Built 2013-03-08 to 2014-05-23. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2015 BMW G650GS SERTAO	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.