# NHTSA recall 18V830000

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: 18V830000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2018\-11\-26
- Owners notified: 2018\-12\-07
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 1

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling one 2019 F850GS motorcycle.  The engine connecting rods may not have been installed properly, possibly causing them to become loose and disconnect over time.


## What can happen

Loose engine connecting rods can damage the engine, causing a loss of engine power, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

The motorcycle has not yet been sold, and the dealer will replace the engine, free of charge, prior to sale.  The recall began December 7, 2018.  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 1, for 2018 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-01\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1
- Reported remedied: 1 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 4, 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

- [2019 BMW F850GS](/makes/bmw/f-850-gs/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-09\-14 to 2018\-09\-14.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [MC64011504](/bulletins/10165274.md), 2019-09-23, Service bulletin
- [MC64011504](/bulletins/10165251.md), 2019-09-23, 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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