2009 BMW F 650 GS

2 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints11
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 2 of 2

10V4960002010-10-18

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

A LOOSE BRAKE DISC MAY INTERFERE WITH PROPER BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

10V2740002010-06-16

POWER TRAIN

IF THE BROKEN CHAIN BECOMES TRAPPED BETWEEN THE REAR WHEEL AND THE FRAME, THE REAR WHEEL COULD LOCK UP, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

What owners report most

  • 3FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
  • 2ENGINE
  • 2FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 1EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
  • 1EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
  • 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2009 BMW F 650 GSs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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