NHTSA campaign 13V617000

BMW Recall 13V-617: Fuel Pump Flange may Leak

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 13V617000 was reported by BMW of North America, LLC on December 12, 2013, with 50,184 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW R1200 GS, BMW R 1200 RT, BMW R1200 GS Adventure and more for model years 2005–2012. Owners were notified on April 16, 2014, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 13V617000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V617000 (also written 13V-617 or 13V617)
Filed by
BMW of North America, LLC
Report received
Potentially affected
50,184 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
Owners notified

Repair completion: 59.33% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V617000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

BMW

  • BMW HP2 Enduro

    • 2006 · Vehicles built August 10, 2005 – February 17, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW HP2 Megamoto

    • 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built May 22, 2007 – September 25, 2008 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW HP2 Sport

    • 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built May 22, 2007 – September 4, 2009 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW K1200 GT

    • 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built November 28, 2005 – April 4, 2008 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW K1200 R

    • 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built January 21, 2005 – March 18, 2008 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW K1200 R Sport

    • 2007 · Vehicles built September 6, 2006 – May 25, 2007 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW K1200 S

    • 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built April 14, 2004 – March 27, 2008 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW K 1300 GT

    • 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built October 17, 2008 – May 27, 2010 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW K 1300 S

    • 2009, 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built September 11, 2008 – March 31, 2011 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW K 1600 GT

    • 2012 · Vehicles built January 10, 2011 – April 15, 2011 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW K 1600 GTL

    • 2012 · Vehicles built December 16, 2010 – April 15, 2011 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW R1200 GS

  • BMW R1200 GS Adventure

  • BMW R1200 R

  • BMW R 1200 RT

  • BMW R1200 S

    • 2007 · Vehicles built May 30, 2006 – September 27, 2007 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW R1200 ST

    • 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built December 22, 2004 – June 15, 2007 (per NHTSA)
  • BMW S 1000 RR

    • 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built November 5, 2009 – April 1, 2011 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V617000.

Defect description

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 model year R-model motorcycles, model year 2005-2012 K-model motorcycles, model year 2010-2011 S 1000 model motorcycles, and model year 2006-2010 HP2 motorcycles. In the affected motorcycles, the fuel pump flange (and the auxiliary fuel pump flange if equipped) could develop cracks and leak fuel.

Safety consequence

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will either reinforce the fuel pump flange or replace the pump, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 16, 2014. Owners may contact BMW customer relations at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at [email protected].

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V617000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.