Recall · 25V672000
BMW of North America recalled the BMW R 1300 RT over power train
3
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
October 8, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2026 R 1300 RT motorcycles. The cardan shaft may not have been sufficiently hardened, causing the universal joint to slip within the shaft and result in a loss of drive power.
- What it can cause
- A loss of drive power while riding increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the cardan shaft, free of charge. Owner notification letters will not be mailed because BMW called the one owner on October 30, 2025 and remedied the motorcycle on 11/21/25. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMWR 1300 RT | 2026 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 3 vehicles this is a small campaign: 97% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2026, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2025, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the power train 39 times before this, most recently in September 2024 as 24V716000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
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 October 8, 2025 as campaign 25V672000. 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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