# Transport Canada recall 2021049

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2021049
- Manufacturer's number: 61 01 21RC
- Reported: 2021\-02\-05
- Component: Electrical
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 68

## What is wrong

Issue:

On certain motorcycles, a software problem in the electronic control unit \(ECU\) may cause damage to the starter motor or starter relay. If this happens, the rider may not be able to start the engine.

Safety Risk:

Being unable to start the engine under certain circumstances, such as after an engine stall at a traffic light, could increase the risk of a crash.

Corrective Actions:

None of the affected vehicles have been sold to retail customers. BMW will instruct dealers to update the ECU software and replace the battery, if necessary.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2021 BMW G310GS](/makes/bmw/g-310-gs/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW G310R](/makes/bmw/g-310-r/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [B611305](/bulletins/10249027.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin
- [MC610721](/bulletins/10200264.md), 2021-08-09, Service bulletin

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2021049](/v1/recalls/tc/2021049)

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