Recall · 26V305000
BMW of North America recalled the BMW C Evolution over electrical system
116
Vehicles covered
1
Model
2
Model years
May 14, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2017-2018 C Evolution motorcycles. The front wheel may splash water onto the electrical plug connection of the DC/DC converter's 12V battery ground cable lug, resulting in corrosion of the electrical contacts.
- What it can cause
- Corrosion on the electrical contacts may cause overheating, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the cable section with the ground cable lug with a repair cable kit, free of charge. In addition, the 12V plug connector to the DC/DC converter will be checked; if contact corrosion is found to be present, additional sections of the wiring harness will be replaced, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 13, 2026. 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 July 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BMWC Evolution | 2017 to 2018 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 116 vehicles this is a small campaign: 68% 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 model years 2017 to 2018, 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 electrical system 53 times before this, most recently in February 2026 as 26V096000. 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 May 14, 2026 as campaign 26V305000. 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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