NHTSA recall 19V692000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	19V692000
Manufacturer	BMW of North America, LLC
Reported	2019-10-01
Owners notified	2020-03-11
Component	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Units potentially affected	4672

Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
Report	Quarterly report 6, for 2021 quarter 2
Filed with NHTSA	2021-07-30
Vehicles in the campaign	4672
Reported remedied	4115 (88%)
Reported unreachable	0
Reported removed	0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 2, 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 2017-2020 K 1600 GT and 2018-2020 K 1600 GTL and K 1600 B motorcycles. Certain transmission parts may not have been produced to the appropriate hardness level. This could affect the function of the transmission, possibly causing double engagement of two gears and/or the damage of transmission parts.

What can happen

Double gear engagement or transmission damage can cause the rear wheel to lock up, affecting the vehicle stability and increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shift forks, the selector sleeve of 5th/6th gear and the gear wheel of 6th gear, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk was mailed November 1, 2019. A second letter will be sent once the remedy is available. 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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2017 BMW K 1600 GT	Built 2016-10-11 to 2019-09-26.
2018 BMW K 1600 GT	Built 2016-10-11 to 2019-09-26.
2019 BMW K 1600 GT	Built 2017-02-14 to 2019-09-26.
2020 BMW K 1600 GT	Built 2019-09-26 to 2019-09-26.
2018 BMW K 1600 GTL	Built 2017-02-14 to 2019-09-26.
2019 BMW K 1600 GTL	Built 2017-02-14 to 2019-09-26.
2020 BMW K 1600 GTL	Built 2017-02-14 to 2019-09-26.
2018 BMW K1600B	Built 2017-04-26 to 2019-09-26.
2019 BMW K1600B	Built 2017-04-26 to 2019-09-26.
2020 BMW K1600B	Built 2017-04-26 to 2019-09-26.

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
MC2300117	2018-11-26. Service bulletin. Customer complains about an operating failure on the left or right multifunction switch.