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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceRM/2023/004
Launched23 January 2023
MakeBmw Motorrad (listed as BMW MOTORRAD UK)
Manufacturer reference0000232600
Vehicles listed54,804

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
R 1250 GS13,70128 August 20182 December 2022
R 1250 GSA13,70131 August 201814 December 2022
R 1250 RT13,7019 October 201825 November 2022
R 1250 RS13,7019 October 201825 November 2022

Concern

The transmission input shaft can break in rare cases where riding manoeuvres cause abrupt and major speed differences between engine and final drive.

Defect, as DVSA words it

The transmission input shaft can break in rare cases where riding manoeuvres cause abrupt and major speed differences between engine and final drive.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

The engine control unit software must be updated.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

European UnionSafety Gate alert A12/00864/23 from Germany, 21/04/2023

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (0000232600), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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