Recall · 26V214000
BMW of North America recalled 4 models over power train
9,160
Vehicles covered
4
Models
35
Model years
April 2, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SEALS/GASKETS
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2017-2025 K 1600 GT, GTL, B and 2018-2025 Grand America vehicles. The seal for the reverse gear control unit may deteriorate and allow moisture inside the control unit, which can result in the unit overheating.
- What it can cause
- An overheated reverse gear control unit increases the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the reverse gear control unit, free of charge. Letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed May 28, 2026. A second letter will be mailed 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 be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 25, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMWK 1600 B | 2017 to 2025 | Not published here |
| BMWK 1600 Grand America | 2018 to 2025 | Not published here |
| BMWK 1600 GT | 2017 to 2025 | Not published here |
| BMWK 1600 GTL | 2017 to 2025 | 2018 |
How this campaign compares
At 9,160 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 79% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2017 to 2025, so the oldest vehicles on it were 9 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the power train 40 times before this, most recently in October 2025 as 25V672000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 4 of the 35 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 71 complaints with NHTSA, 67 of them before this campaign was filed. 26 of those name the power train, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in January 2018, 8 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 25V480000 (communication), 24V165000 (suspension), 22V023000 (suspension).
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 April 2, 2026 as campaign 26V214000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2026-04-02.
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