Bmw F650 Gs, Bmw F800 Gs, Bmw F800 Gs Adventure, Bmw F800 Gt, Bmw F800 R, Bmw R 1200 Gs Adventure, model years 2008 to 2018. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 28 July 2017. 47,775 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2013-2017 F800R and F800GT motorcycles, 2014-2018 R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure motorcycles, 2016-2017 S1000XR motorcycles and 2015-2017 R1200R and R1200RS, 2008-2012 F650GS, 2008-2018 F800GS, and 2014-2017 F800GS Adventure motorcycles. When equipped with the …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V481 cover?
- BMW F650 GS, BMW F800 GS, BMW F800 GS Adventure, BMW F800 GT, BMW F800 R, BMW R 1200 GS Adventure, BMW R1200 GS, BMW R1200 GS Adventure, model years 2008-2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2013-2017 F800R and F800GT motorcycles, 2014-2018 R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure motorcycles, 2016-2017 S1000XR motorcycles and 2015-2017 R1200R and R1200RS, 2008-2012 F650GS, 2008-2018 F800GS, and 2014-2017 F800GS Adventure motorcycles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the rear reflex reflectors are obscured from view, it can increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will install reflectors on the cases or for the case mounts, an additional bracket with rear reflex reflectors, free of charge. The recall began October 16, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the rear reflex reflectors are obscured from view, it can increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V481 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BMW of North America, LLC |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 28 July 2017 |
| Model years | 2008-2018 |
| Vehicles named | BMW F650 GS, BMW F800 GS, BMW F800 GS ADVENTURE, BMW F800 GT, BMW F800 R, BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE, BMW R1200 GS, BMW R1200 GS ADVENTURE, BMW R1200 R, BMW R1200 RS, BMW S1000 XR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the rear reflex reflectors are obscured from view, it can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will install reflectors on the cases or for the case mounts, an additional bracket with rear reflex reflectors, free of charge. The recall began October 16, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- BMW F800 GS recalls: 3 US campaigns
- BMW F800 GT recalls: 3 US campaigns
- BMW R 1200 GS Adventure recalls: 5 US campaigns
- BMW R1200 GS recalls: 5 US campaigns
- BMW R1200 GS Adventure recalls: 3 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V481, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v481/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
a87f9249 - Consequence
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