# NHTSA recall 16V948000

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: 16V948000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2016\-12\-30
- Owners notified: 2017\-02\-17
- Component: SUSPENSION:REAR
- Units potentially affected: 21

## What is wrong

BMW North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain model year 2016\-2017 S 1000 RR motorcycles manufactured June 8, 2016, to November 16, 2016, and 2017 S 1000 R motorcycles manufactured on October 12, 2016.  One of the bolts on the rear suspension deflection lever may loosen and adversely affect the handling of the motorcycle.


## What can happen

If the bolt loosens and affects the motorcycle's handling, there may be an increased risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the bolts and tighten them to the proper specifications, free of charge.  The recall began February 17, 2017.  Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417.


## 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 3, for 2017 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 21
- Reported remedied: 21 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 BMW S 1000 R](/makes/bmw/s-1000-r/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-12 to 2016\-10\-12.
- [2016 BMW S 1000 RR](/makes/bmw/s-1000-rr/2016/recalls.md). Built 2016\-06\-08 to 2016\-11\-16.
- [2017 BMW S 1000 RR](/makes/bmw/s-1000-rr/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-06\-08 to 2016\-11\-16.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [MC310123](/bulletins/10245430.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin
- [SIB\-111421](/bulletins/10240498.md), 2023-08-07, Service bulletin
- [MC62260571](/bulletins/10147913.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin

## 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)

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