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NHTSA campaign 25V480000

BMW Recall 25V-480: Emergency Call (eCall) System Failure

NHTSA recall 25V480000 was reported by BMW of North America, LLC on July 25, 2025, with 33 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW F 800 GS, BMW F 900 GS, BMW K 1600 GT and more for the 2025 model year. Owners were notified on July 30, 2025, 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 25V480000 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
25V480000 (also written 25V-480 or 25V480)
Filed by
BMW of North America, LLC
Report received
Potentially affected
33 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Communication — Auto Crash Notification
Owners notified

Repair completion: 96.97% (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 25V480000. 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 F 800 GS

  • BMW F 900 GS

    • 2025 · Vehicles built March 25, 2025 – April 1, 2025 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW K 1600 GT

    • 2025 · Vehicles built April 4, 2025 – April 4, 2025 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW R 1300 GS

  • BMW R 1300 GS Adventure

  • BMW S 1000 R

    • 2025 · Vehicles built April 1, 2025 – April 3, 2025 (per NHTSA)

  • BMW S 1000 RR

    • 2025 · Vehicles built March 25, 2025 – April 29, 2025 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V480000.

Defect description

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 F 900 GS, F 800 GS, R 1300 GS Adventure, R 1300 GS, S 1000 RR, S 1000 R, and K 1600 GT vehicles equipped with the optional emergency call system. The emergency call system (eCall) may have been deactivated due to a software programming error.

Safety consequence

In an emergency, first responders may not receive notification of the crash or emergency location, increasing the risk of injury to riders.

Manufacturer remedy

The electronic control unit software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are scheduled to be mailed September 12, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V480000

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.