NHTSA Campaign 16V689000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 16V689000 covers 5 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 16V689000 with NHTSA on September 26, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V689000, NHTSA lists up to 1,398 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 8, 2013 and October 12, 2015.
The 16V689000 report reached NHTSA 11 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V689000 were scheduled from December 16, 2016, 81 days after the report.
16V689000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2013–2016.
Owners of the model years 16V689000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V689000 vehicles, the 2014 BMW G650gs Sertao has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V689000 ranks 153 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V689000, BMW of North America, LLC has 40 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 16V689000 was 14V065000, reported on February 19, 2014.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 BMW G650GS motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to October 12, 2015, and 2013-2015 BMW G650GS Sertao motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to May 23, 2014. The affected motorcycles may stall during operation due to an engine control unit (ECU) software issue.
- The risk
- If the engine stalls during operation, it increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin November 18, 2016. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-537. Motorcycles that were repaired under that recall need to have their software updated again as part of this campaign.
Reported September 26, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V689000 (5)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V689000, 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: September 26, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted