NHTSA Campaign 15V537000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
NHTSA campaign 15V537000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 15V537000 with NHTSA on August 24, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V537000, NHTSA lists up to 1,060 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 8, 2013 and March 2, 2015.
The 15V537000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V537000 were scheduled from October 14, 2015, 51 days after the report.
15V537000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2014–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V537000 ranks 156 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V537000, BMW of North America, LLC has 13 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site; the one before 15V537000 was 14V264000, reported on May 16, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 G 650 GS motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to March 2, 2015, and 2013-2014 G 650 GS Sertao motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to May 23, 2014. The affected motorcycles may stall when they are idling and the clutch lever is pulled in.
- The risk
- If the engine stalls, there is an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will install a revised version of the engine control unit software, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or by email at [email protected].
Reported August 24, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V537000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V537000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 24, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted