Recall · 20V471000
BMW of North America recalled 22 models over fuel system, gasoline
16,926
Vehicles covered
22
Models
72
Model years
August 10, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2009-2011 K1300 (S, GT), 2010-2011 S1000 RR, 2005-2011 R1200 (GS, GS Adventure, R, RT, S, ST), 2006-2010 HP2 (Enduro, Megamoto, Sport), 2005-2008 K1200 (R, R Sport, S, GT), and 2012 K1600 (GT, GTL) motorcycles that were repaired under recall 13V-617 with the support ring remedy and where the fuel pump was not replaced at a later date. This recall involves the fuel pump, and also the auxiliary fuel pump as applicable. The affected motorcycles have a fuel pump flange that may crack, possibly resulting in a fuel leak while the engine is running.
- What it can cause
- A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump(s) with an improved version, free of charge. The recall began January 18, 2021. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMWHP2 Enduro | 2006 | Not published here |
| BMWHP2 Mega Moto US | 2009 | Not published here |
| BMWHP2 Megamoto | 2007 to 2009 | Not published here |
| BMWHP2 Sport | 2007 to 2010 | Not published here |
| BMWK 1300 GT | 2009 to 2011 | Not published here |
| BMWK 1300 S | 2009 to 2011 | Not published here |
| BMWK 1600 GT | 2012 | 2012 |
| BMWK 1600 GTL | 2012 | 2012 |
| BMWK1200 GT | 2005 to 2008 | Not published here |
| BMWK1200 R | 2005 to 2008 | Not published here |
| BMWK1200 R Sport | 2005 to 2008 | Not published here |
| BMWK1200 S | 2005 to 2008 | Not published here |
| BMWR 1200 GS Adventure | 2005 | Not published here |
| BMWR 1200 R | 2009 to 2010 | Not published here |
| BMWR1200 GS | 2005 to 2011 | 2010 |
| BMWR1200 GS Adventure | 2006 to 2011 | Not published here |
| BMWR1200 HP2 | 2006 to 2008 | Not published here |
| BMWR1200 R | 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011 | Not published here |
| BMWR1200 RT | 2005 to 2011 | Not published here |
| BMWR1200 S | 2006 to 2008 | Not published here |
| BMWR1200 ST | 2005 to 2008 | Not published here |
| BMWS1000 RR | 2010 to 2011 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 16,926 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 83% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2005 to 2012, so the oldest vehicles on it were 15 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the fuel system, gasoline 25 times before this, most recently in July 2018 as 18V473000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 39 of the 72 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 822 complaints with NHTSA, 743 of them before this campaign was filed. 133 of those name the fuel system, gasoline, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in July 2005, 15 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 21V060000 (fuel system, gasoline).
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 August 10, 2020 as campaign 20V471000. 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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