Broken gearbox input shaft leads BMW to recall over 18k motorcycles

KUALA LUMPUR: After the Volvo recall, we now hear BMW is recalling its motorcycles. Unlike the former that concerned the brake pedal software malfunction, the one concerning BMW is due to a potential risk of a broken gearbox input shaft due to overload.

The said BMW recall was announced on Jan 18, 2023, and involves the following models in the North American region.

The table below gives details of the model names and units recalled -

2019-2023 BMW R 1250 GS	6,812 units
2019-2023 BMW R 1250 GS Adventure	9,401 units
BMW R 1250 RTP	2,276 units
Total	18,489 units

 

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What’s concerning is the fact that BMW came to know about the problem only after it was raised by a GS owner back in 2020 wherein the bike suffered from a broken gearbox input shaft that subsequently blocked the rear wheel. Followed by two more incidents and a major one coming in 2022 wherein the affected model got into an accident, causing injury.

All this led BMW to thoroughly inspect the issue which in turn led to the discovery of the problem, which is, an abrupt difference between the engine speed and rotational speed of the final drive component. Thus leading to the overload of the gearbox input shaft and eventual breakage.

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