Accident occurred due to this defect in the bike, the company recalled 754 units; You don’t even have…
A BMW bike has been recalled due to a major defect. Yes, BMW Motorrad has recalled a total of 754 units of the S 1000 motorcycles in the US.
A BMW bike has been recalled due to a major defect.Yes, BMW Motorrad has recalled a total of 754 units of the S 1000 motorcycles in the US.According to the information, these bikes have a setting fault, due to which the recall has been done. Due to this fault, a critical rider assistance setting can be turned off without any alert.The recall has affected 270 units of the S 1000 R and 484 units of the S 1000 XR motorcycles, belonging to the 2020-2023 model years.
Documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reveal that the issue affects the Dynamic Pro mode of the S 1000 R and S 1000 XR motorcycles.Dynamic Pro-Mode is equipped with a customizable riding technology, in which Riding Modes Pro features are also seen.Using this technology, owners of these premium adventure motorcycles can access the front-wheel lift-off assist setting, which turns on the traction control system to reduce engine torque.After a software update, all settings in Dynamic Pro features have been reverted to factory settings.
This means that at any time the motorcycle can refuse to work according to the rider.NHTSA claims that this can increase the risk of an accident.In fact it has already caused accidents in the European market.Yes, due to this some cases of accidents have been reported in the European market.
BMW Motorrad claims that the flaw was discovered last year after a BMW S-1000 XR was involved in an accident.Similar incidents were also reported in Turkey and Belgium in 2022.That’s why it was recalled.The automaker has said that it will start providing information to affected owners of BMW S 1000 models from March 2023.
