# NHTSA recall 26V478000

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: 26V478000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2026\-07\-23
- Owners notified: 2026\-09\-18
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
- Units potentially affected: 16736
- Part numbers: 51257108720

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2024 S 1000 RR US, and 2020\-2026 S 1000 RR motorcycles. The vibration of the motorcycle may cause an internal component of the ignition lock to fail, which can cause the instrument display, rear lighting, and other systems such as ABS to fail, or cause an engine stall while riding.


## What can happen

An engine stall or failure of electrical systems such as the instrument display or ABS, increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters were mailed September 18, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 14, 2026.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2020 BMW S 1000 RR](/makes/bmw/s-1000-rr/2020/recalls.md). Built from 2019\-03\-12.
- [2021 BMW S 1000 RR](/makes/bmw/s-1000-rr/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 BMW S 1000 RR](/makes/bmw/s-1000-rr/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 BMW S 1000 RR](/makes/bmw/s-1000-rr/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 BMW S 1000 RR](/makes/bmw/s-1000-rr/2024/recalls.md). Built 2023\-06\-27 to 2024\-08\-29.
- [2025 BMW S 1000 RR](/makes/bmw/s-1000-rr/2025/recalls.md)
- [2026 BMW S 1000 RR](/makes/bmw/s-1000-rr/2026/recalls.md). Built to 2026\-07\-07.

## 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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