NHTSA recall 24V165000
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 | 24V165000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2024-02-29 |
| Owners notified | 2024-04-29 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:FRONT |
| Units potentially affected | 191 |
| Part numbers | 31489899967, 31488552061 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 191 |
| Reported remedied | 190 (99%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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.
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 R 1250RT, K 1600GT, K 1600GTL, and K 1600B motorcycles. The front spring strut may contain an incorrectly manufactured proportional valve that can loosen, and result in strut failure and a loss of stability.
What can happen
A loss of stability while riding can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the strut production dates and replace the front spring struts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 29, 2024. 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.
| 2024 BMW K 1600 B | |
|---|---|
| 2024 BMW K 1600 GT | |
| 2024 BMW K 1600 GTL | |
| 2024 BMW R 1250 RT |
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
| MC330424A | 2024-03-02. Service bulletin. Delivery Stop 330008 is now associated with 33 04 24 Service Action: Check Suspension Strut |
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| MC330424 | 2024-03-02. Service bulletin. After close inspection it has been found there was an issue during production of the suspension strut that the proportional valve in the suspension strut may loosen over the course of the service life. This results in a loss of damping function. |
| MCS330088 | 2024-02-01. Service bulletin. Due to a manufacturing fault, the proportional valve within the suspension strut may come loose over its lifetime. As a result, this can lead to a loss of the damping function. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.