# NHTSA recall 26V305000

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: 26V305000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2026\-05\-14
- Owners notified: 2026\-07\-13
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES
- Units potentially affected: 116
- Part numbers: 8355729

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2017\-2018 C Evolution motorcycles. The front wheel may splash water onto the electrical plug connection of the DC/DC converter's 12V battery ground cable lug, resulting in corrosion of the electrical contacts.


## What can happen

Corrosion on the electrical contacts may cause overheating, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the cable section with the ground cable lug with a repair cable kit, free of charge. In addition, the 12V plug connector to the DC/DC converter will be checked; if contact corrosion is found to be present, additional sections of the wiring harness will be replaced, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 13, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning July 6, 2026.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 BMW C EVOLUTION](/makes/bmw/c-evolution/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 BMW C EVOLUTION](/makes/bmw/c-evolution/2018/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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