Recall · 20V146000
BMW of North America recalled 14 models over exterior lighting
4,026
Vehicles covered
14
Models
15
Model years
March 12, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020 F900R, F900XR, S1000RR, F750GS, F850GS, F850GS Adventure, R1250GS, R1250GS Adventure, R1250RS, R1250R, RnineT, RnineT Pure and RnineT Scrambler and 2019-2020 S1000R motorcycles. The brake light may flash instead of remain steady during emergency braking. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- What it can cause
- A flashing brake light can cause confusion to other drivers on the road, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- BMW will notify owner, and dealers will reprogram the emergency stop signal function, free of charge. The recall began May 11, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| BMWF 750 GS | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWF 850 GS | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWF 850 GS Adventure | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWF 900 R | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWF 900 XR | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWR 1250 GS | 2020 | 2020 |
| BMWR 1250 GS Adventure | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWR 1250 R | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWR 1250 RS | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWR Nine T | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWR Nine T Pure | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWR Nine T Scrambler | 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWS1000 R | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
| BMWS1000 RR | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 4,026 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 72% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 14 times before this, most recently in February 2020 as 20V094000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 2 of the 15 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA, 2 of them before this campaign was filed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 5 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V478000 (electrical system), 23V011000 (power train), 20V476000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 20V166000 (service brakes, hydraulic).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by BMW of North America, LLC with NHTSA on March 12, 2020 as campaign 20V146000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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