{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"19V692000","date":"2019-10-01","owner_notified":"2020-03-11","manufacturer":"BMW of North America, LLC","component":"POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION","summary":"BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2017-2020 K 1600 GT and 2018-2020 K 1600 GTL and K 1600 B motorcycles.  Certain transmission parts may not have been produced to the appropriate hardness level. This could affect the function of the transmission, possibly causing double engagement of two gears and/or the damage of transmission parts.","consequence":"Double gear engagement or transmission damage can cause the rear wheel to lock up, affecting the vehicle stability and increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shift forks, the selector sleeve of 5th/6th gear and the gear wheel of 6th gear, free of charge.  Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk was mailed November 1, 2019.  A second letter will be sent once the remedy is available.  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.safercar.gov.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":4672,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2021-2","period_to":"2021-2","submitted":"2021-07-30","involved":4672,"remedied":4115,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":88,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2017,"make":"BMW","model":"K 1600 GT","vehicle_id":"2017_bmw_k-1600-gt","match":"exact","built_from":"2016-10-11","built_to":"2019-09-26"},{"year":2018,"make":"BMW","model":"K 1600 GT","vehicle_id":"2018_bmw_k-1600-gt","match":"exact","built_from":"2016-10-11","built_to":"2019-09-26"},{"year":2019,"make":"BMW","model":"K 1600 GT","vehicle_id":"2019_bmw_k-1600-gt","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-02-14","built_to":"2019-09-26"},{"year":2020,"make":"BMW","model":"K 1600 GT","vehicle_id":"2020_bmw_k-1600-gt","match":"exact","built_from":"2019-09-26","built_to":"2019-09-26"},{"year":2018,"make":"BMW","model":"K 1600 GTL","vehicle_id":"2018_bmw_k-1600-gtl","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-02-14","built_to":"2019-09-26"},{"year":2019,"make":"BMW","model":"K 1600 GTL","vehicle_id":"2019_bmw_k-1600-gtl","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-02-14","built_to":"2019-09-26"},{"year":2020,"make":"BMW","model":"K 1600 GTL","vehicle_id":"2020_bmw_k-1600-gtl","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-02-14","built_to":"2019-09-26"},{"year":2018,"make":"BMW","model":"K1600B","vehicle_id":"2018_bmw_k-1600-b","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-04-26","built_to":"2019-09-26"},{"year":2019,"make":"BMW","model":"K1600B","vehicle_id":"2019_bmw_k-1600-b","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-04-26","built_to":"2019-09-26"},{"year":2020,"make":"BMW","model":"K1600B","vehicle_id":"2020_bmw_k-1600-b","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-04-26","built_to":"2019-09-26"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/19V692000"}