# NHTSA recall 17V488000

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: 17V488000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2017\-08\-03
- Owners notified: 2017\-10\-12
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
- Units potentially affected: 911

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2014\-2017 R1200RT Police motorcycles.  While being used in a special operating mode, the brake lights on these motorcycles may not illuminate when the brakes are applied.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."


## What can happen

If the brake light does not illuminate, other drivers may not know that the motorcycle is stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the motorcycle's software, free of charge.  The recall began October 12, 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 6, for 2019 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-04\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 911
- Reported remedied: 761 \(83%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2014 BMW R1200 RT POLICE](/makes/bmw/r-1200-rt/2014/recalls.md). Built 2014\-04\-09 to 2017\-07\-21. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2015 BMW R1200 RT POLICE](/makes/bmw/r-1200-rt/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-04\-09 to 2017\-07\-21. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2016 BMW R1200 RT POLICE](/makes/bmw/r-1200-rt/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-04\-09 to 2017\-07\-21. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2017 BMW R1200 RT POLICE](/makes/bmw/r-1200-rt/2017/recalls.md). Built 2014\-04\-09 to 2017\-07\-21. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [M650122](/bulletins/10227579.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin
- [B840221](/bulletins/10200249.md), 2021-08-09, Service bulletin
- [B650709](/bulletins/10179009.md), 2020-08-31, Service bulletin
- [B651419](/bulletins/10163056.md), 2019-07-22, Service bulletin
- [MC6192247601](/bulletins/10151430.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin
- [MC62719932](/bulletins/10151395.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin
- [MC62571524\_03](/bulletins/10151297.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin
- [MC63876474](/bulletins/10136760.md), 2018-05-14, Service bulletin
- [MC63473054](/bulletins/10136316.md), 2018-05-07, 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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