NHTSA Campaign 26V478000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NHTSA campaign 26V478000 covers 6 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 26V478000 with NHTSA on July 23, 2026; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 26V478000, NHTSA lists up to 16,736 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 26V478000 were scheduled from September 18, 2026, 57 days after the report.
26V478000 covers 1 model from BMW, model years 2020–2025.
Owners of the model years 26V478000 covers have filed at least 5 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 26V478000 vehicles, the 2024 BMW S 1000 RR has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 26V478000 ranks 69 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 26V478000, BMW of North America, LLC has 40 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 26V478000 was 26V056000, reported on January 30, 2026.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 S 1000 RR US, and 2020-2026 S 1000 RR motorcycles. The vibration of the motorcycle may cause an internal component of the ignition lock to fail, which can cause the instrument display, rear lighting, and other systems such as ABS to fail, or cause an engine stall while riding.
- The risk
- An engine stall or failure of electrical systems such as the instrument display or ABS, increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters were mailed September 18, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 14, 2026.
Reported July 23, 2026
Vehicles covered by 26V478000 (6)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V478000, 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: July 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted