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NHTSA Safety Recalls

BMW G650gs Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the BMW G650gs, across 4 model years from 2013 to 2016. The 2016 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2016 (1).

Model years
4

2013–2016, with a recall

Recall campaigns
1
Most recalls
2016

1 recalls

Owner complaints
11

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW G650gs across 5 model years; the most, 4, concern the 2016.

Across all BMW G650gs model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 6 complaints), then the electrical system (3).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW G650gs in 2016: 5, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW G650gs is electrical system: software, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest BMW G650gs recall, 16V689000, was reported on September 26, 2016 and concerns the electrical system: software.

BMW G650gs years to avoid

Too few BMW G650gs model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the BMW G650gs, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2016144not ranked
2015132not ranked
2014111not ranked
2013121not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW G650gs years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW G650gs

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE4

BMW G650gs model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW G650gs recall campaign (1)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW G650gs, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
16V689000September 26, 2016electrical system: software2013–2016crash1,398

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW G650gs. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: April 7, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted