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2015 BMW G650GS Sertao Recalls & Complaints

The 2015 BMW G650GS Sertao has 1 NHTSA recall campaign on file as of October 21, 2026. try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2015 BMW G650GS Sertao. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized BMW dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2015 BMW G650GS Sertao. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

Engine Stalling Due to ECU Software

NHTSA #16V689000 · Electrical System — Software · NHTSA notice

Reported September 26, 2016 · BMW of North America, LLC

Potentially affected: 1,398 vehicles

Repair completion: 47.57% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

Owners notified December 16, 2016 · Vehicles built March 8, 2013 – May 23, 2014 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 BMW G650GS motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to October 12, 2015, and 2013-2015 BMW G650GS Sertao motorcycles manufactured March 8, 2013, to May 23, 2014. The affected motorcycles may stall during operation due to an engine control unit (ECU) software issue.

Safety consequence

If the engine stalls during operation, it increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin November 18, 2016. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Note: This recall supersedes recall 15V-537. Motorcycles that were repaired under that recall need to have their software updated again as part of this campaign.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2015 BMW G650GS Sertao. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

try.vin has no NHTSA owner complaints on file for the 2015 BMW G650GS Sertao.

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