# NHTSA recall 17V591000

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: 17V591000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2017\-09\-22
- Owners notified: 2017\-11\-21
- Component: EQUIPMENT
- Units potentially affected: 1478

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2014\-2016 F800 GT and 2015\-2016 F800 R motorcycles.  The rear side reflex reflectors on these vehicles may not be properly visible in certain traffic conditions.  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

Obscured reflectors may reduce the visibility of the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will modify the license plate holder to reposition the rear side reflex reflectors, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin November 13, 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: 1478
- Reported remedied: 625 \(42%\)
- 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 F800 GT](/makes/bmw/f-800-gt/2014/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-12 to 2016\-04\-01.
- [2015 BMW F800 GT](/makes/bmw/f-800-gt/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-12 to 2016\-04\-01.
- [2016 BMW F800 GT](/makes/bmw/f-800-gt/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-03\-12 to 2016\-04\-01.
- [2015 BMW F800 R](/makes/bmw/f-800-r/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-10\-10 to 2016\-03\-15.
- [2016 BMW F800 R](/makes/bmw/f-800-r/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-10\-10 to 2016\-03\-15.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TEC24](/bulletins/10216791.md), 2022-08-01, Service bulletin
- [SIM010603](/bulletins/10216757.md), 2022-08-01, Service bulletin
- [MC460421](/bulletins/10194317.md), 2021-05-24, Service bulletin
- [MC56005564](/bulletins/10149289.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin
- [MC55813536](/bulletins/10149288.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin
- [MC2300117](/bulletins/10149274.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin
- [513314](/bulletins/10148421.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin
- [651614](/bulletins/10148129.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin
- [650214](/bulletins/10148128.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin
- [511514](/bulletins/10148118.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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