NHTSA recall 20V476000

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.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	20V476000
Manufacturer	BMW of North America, LLC
Reported	2020-08-13
Owners notified	2021-03-08
Component	SERVICE BRAKES; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
Units potentially affected	9392
Part numbers	Black-Left – 8378921, Black-Right – 8378922, Gold-Left – 8394329, Gold-Right – 8394330

Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
Report	Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
Filed with NHTSA	2026-01-30
Vehicles in the campaign	9392
Reported remedied	8481 (90%)
Reported unreachable	0
Reported removed	0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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.

What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2020 R 1250 GS, GS Adventure and R 1250 RT, 2020 S 1000 RR and S 1000 XR motorcycles. The front brake calipers may leak brake fluid when parked. As such, these motorcycles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 122, "Motorcycle Brake Systems."

What can happen

Overtime, a leaking front brake caliper can reduce the amount of brake fluid in the reservoir. Low volume could affect brake performance, increasing the risk of crash.

The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary, replace the front brake calipers with an improved version, free of charge. BMW issued owners an interim notification on October 12, 2020. As of January 19, 2021, a remedy was still not available. The recall began March 8, 2021. 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
2019 BMW R 1250 GS
2020 BMW R 1250 GS
2019 BMW R 1250 GS ADVENTURE	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2020 BMW R 1250 GS ADVENTURE	Listed as a series or trim of this model.
2019 BMW R 1250 RT
2020 BMW R 1250 RT
2020 BMW S 1000 RR
2020 BMW S 1000 XR

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.

Investigated as PE20002

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

NHTSA investigations that led to this recall
PE20002	Preliminary evaluation, opened 2020-04-01, closed 2020-09-21. Brake fluid leak at front brake caliper. SERVICE BRAKES; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC.