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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 BMW G650gs Recalls

The 2016 BMW G650gs has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 26, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 BMW G650gs. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
4

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2016 BMW G650gs, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2016 BMW G650gs

Electrical system: software

Campaign
16V689000
Reported
September 26, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 1,398
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2013–2015 G650gs, 1 other model

16V689000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2016 BMW G650gs complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2016 BMW G650gs, the newest on May 19, 2017.

In complaints about the 2016 BMW G650gs, the component group named most often is the engine (100%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the vehicle speed control (25%).

The 2016 BMW G650gs's only recall also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine4
  • Electrical System1
  • Vehicle Speed Control1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2016 BMW G650gs received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20162
20172

Complaints about the 2016 BMW G650gs peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 2. 100% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.

The 4 complaints about the 2016 BMW G650gs are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW G650gs by model year

Other 2016 BMW models

Newest record on this page: May 19, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted