NHTSA campaign 17E052000 · Equipment recall
BMW of North America, LLC Recall 17E-052: Accessory Turn Signals Non-Compliant/FMVSS 108
NHTSA recall 17E052000 is an equipment recall reported by BMW of North America, LLC on August 21, 2017, with 9,000 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW R1200 GS, BMW R1200 GS Adventure, BMW S 1000 RR and more for model years 2006–2017. Owners were notified on October 25, 2017, 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 17E052000 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.
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Key facts
This is an equipment recall filed by BMW of North America, LLC: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 17E052000 (also written 17E-052 or 17E052)
- Filed by
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 9,000 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting — Turn Signal
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Repair completion: 0.39% (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 17E052000. 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 F700 GS
BMW F 800 GS
BMW F800 GS Adventure
BMW F800 GT
BMW F800 R
BMW R1200 GS
BMW R1200 GS Adventure
BMW R1200 R
BMW R1200 RS
BMW S 1000 R
BMW S 1000 RR
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17E052000.
Defect description
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain accessory turn signals manufactured for 2006-2017 R1200GS, 2007-2008 and 2010-2017 R1200GS Adventure, 2017 F700GS and F800GS, 2013-2017 F800GT, 2015-2016 F800R, 2014-2017 F800GS Adventure, 2014-2016 S1000R, 2015-2017 R1200R, 2016-2017 R1200RS, and 2010-2017 S1000RR motorcycles. As designed, these accessory turn signals may be insufficiently visible to other drivers, and, as such, fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Safety consequence
If other drivers cannot easily see the turn signals, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the turn signals, free of charge. The recall began October 25, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
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 17E052000
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.