Bmw G650gs Sertao 2015

• Recall 125687 [USA]: If the engine stalls during operation, it increases the risk of a crash.
  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.
  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.
  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.

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• Recall 2016478 [Canada]: Engine
  On certain motorcycles, the engine control unit software which regulates the idle speed may have been incorrectly programmed. As a result, if the clutch lever is engaged, the throttle is closed and the engine is operating at idle, the engine may stall. An engine stall could lead to a loss of stability of the motorcycle, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: dealers will update the engine control unit software. Note: this recall supersedes recall 2015-378. Motorcycles repaired under the previous recall will require re-inspection and repair.

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• Recall 2015378 [Canada]: Engine
  On certain motorcycles, the engine control unit software which regulates the idle speed may have been incorrectly programmed. As a result, if the clutch lever is engaged, the throttle is closed and the engine is operating at idle, the engine may stall. An engine stall could lead to a loss of stability of the motorcycle, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: dealers will update the engine control unit software. Note: this recall is superseded by recall 2016478. Please see recall 2016478 for more information. Click here for more information.

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• Recall 2016478 [Canada]: Engine
  On certain motorcycles, the engine control unit software which regulates the idle speed may have been incorrectly programmed. As a result, if the clutch lever is engaged, the throttle is closed and the engine is operating at idle, the engine may stall. An engine stall could lead to a loss of stability of the motorcycle, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: dealers will update the engine control unit software. Note: this recall supersedes recall 2015-378. Motorcycles repaired under the previous recall will require re-inspection and repair.

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• Recall 2015378 [Canada]: Engine
  On certain motorcycles, the engine control unit software which regulates the idle speed may have been incorrectly programmed. As a result, if the clutch lever is engaged, the throttle is closed and the engine is operating at idle, the engine may stall. An engine stall could lead to a loss of stability of the motorcycle, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: dealers will update the engine control unit software. Note: this recall is superseded by recall 2016478. Please see recall 2016478 for more information. Click here for more information.

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Some times motorcycle will not idle. Has done it while trying to move in traffic situation. Very dangerous

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 bmw g650gs. While driving approximately 5 mph, the motorcycle stalled without warning. The contact applied the clutch and restarted the motorcycle. The failure recurred six other times. The motorcycle was repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 16v689000 (electronic stability control) on november 17, 2015 and january 28, 2017. The motorcycle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 9,000.

Defective ecu causes engine to stall unexpectedly during operation, resulting in sudden loss of power. This is a known problem to bmw as this exact same model has been recalled in australia for the exact same reasons.