# NHTSA recall 23V011000

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: 23V011000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2023\-01\-18
- Owners notified: 2023\-02\-22
- Component: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:SHAFT:INPUT
- Units potentially affected: 18534
- Part numbers: N/A – software update.

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2019\-2023 R1250GS, R1250GS Adventure, and R1250RTP motorcycles.  In certain engine operating and riding conditions, the gearbox input shaft may become damaged or break, possibly resulting in a blocked rear wheel.


## What can happen

A damaged gearbox input shaft or a blocked rear wheel can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the engine control unit software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 22, 2023.  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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 18534
- Reported remedied: 15751 \(84%\)
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2019 BMW R 1250 GS](/makes/bmw/r-1250-gs/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 BMW R 1250 GS](/makes/bmw/r-1250-gs/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW R 1250 GS](/makes/bmw/r-1250-gs/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 BMW R 1250 GS](/makes/bmw/r-1250-gs/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW R 1250 GS](/makes/bmw/r-1250-gs/2023/recalls.md)
- [2019 BMW R 1250 GS ADVENTURE](/makes/bmw/r-1250-gs/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 BMW R 1250 GS ADVENTURE](/makes/bmw/r-1250-gs/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 BMW R 1250 GS ADVENTURE](/makes/bmw/r-1250-gs/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 BMW R 1250 GS ADVENTURE](/makes/bmw/r-1250-gs/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2023 BMW R 1250 GS ADVENTURE](/makes/bmw/r-1250-gs/2023/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 BMW R 1250 RT](/makes/bmw/r-1250-rt/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 BMW R 1250 RT](/makes/bmw/r-1250-rt/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW R 1250 RT](/makes/bmw/r-1250-rt/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 BMW R 1250 RT](/makes/bmw/r-1250-rt/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW R 1250 RT](/makes/bmw/r-1250-rt/2023/recalls.md)

## 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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