The 2019 BMW K1600b has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 4,672 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the steering. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN19V6920002019-10-014,672 affected
Defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2017-2020 K 1600 GT and 2018-2020 K 1600 GTL and K 1600 B motorcycles. Certain transmission parts may not have been produced to the appropriate hardness level. This could affect the function of the transmission, possibly causing double engagement of two gears…
Consequence
Double gear engagement or transmission damage can cause the rear wheel to lock up, affecting the vehicle stability and increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the shift forks, the selector sleeve of 5th/6th gear and the gear wheel of 6th gear, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk was mailed November 1, 2019. A second letter will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact BMW…
Complaints by component
STEERING
3
SUSPENSION
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
Total complaints9
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“At highway speeds, especially in traffic, the bike begins to wobble and becomes hard to control. I list an incident date of 04/29/2020 below, but this has happened many times since I bought it on 04/11/2020.”
“2 issues 1. When reaching speeds of 60+ bike shakes violently during high winds or behind trucks. Switching lanes is even more scary. To enhance this issue all you have to do is raise your wind screen fully and open up the air vents on the sides of the bike. For have your psi on tires at 40 or…”
“2 issues 1. When reaching speeds of 60+ bike shakes violently during high winds or behind trucks. Switching lanes is even more scary. To enhance this issue all you have to do is raise your wind screen fully and open up the air vents on the sides of the bike. For have your psi on tires at 40 or…”
“2 issues 1. When reaching speeds of 60+ bike shakes violently during high winds or behind trucks. Switching lanes is even more scary. To enhance this issue all you have to do is raise your wind screen fully and open up the air vents on the sides of the bike. For have your psi on tires at 40 or…”
“At high speeds the rear end of the motorcycle shakes and torques like a snake. It does not increase with wind. It almost feels like you lose control of the vehicle.”
“At high speeds the rear end of the motorcycle shakes and torques like a snake. It does not increase with wind. It almost feels like you lose control of the vehicle.”
“At high speeds the rear end of the motorcycle shakes and torques like a snake. It does not increase with wind. It almost feels like you lose control of the vehicle.”
“This motorcycle is unstable in any wind condition at highway speeds. It is severely buffeted sufficient enough to cause fear even in an experienced rider. I am fairly certain that, when this occurs, the bike is at the limits of the envelop of stability and expect it to wobble or weave into deadly…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA19003 Opened 2019-10-11 · closed 2025-01-16
Steering Oscillation
On October 11, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Engineering Analysis (EA) 19003 to investigate reports of steering oscillations in model year (MY) 2018-19 BMW K1600 motorcycles. Complainants alleged steering oscillations (wobble and shake) and instability while traveling at highway speeds that…
InvestigationEA19003 Opened 2019-10-11 · closed 2025-01-16
Steering Oscillation
On October 11, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Engineering Analysis (EA) 19003 to investigate reports of steering oscillations in model year (MY) 2018-19 BMW K1600 motorcycles. Complainants alleged steering oscillations (wobble and shake) and instability while traveling at highway speeds that…
InvestigationEA19003 Opened 2019-10-11 · closed 2025-01-16
Steering Oscillation
On October 11, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Engineering Analysis (EA) 19003 to investigate reports of steering oscillations in model year (MY) 2018-19 BMW K1600 motorcycles. Complainants alleged steering oscillations (wobble and shake) and instability while traveling at highway speeds that…
InvestigationEA19003 Opened 2019-10-11 · closed 2025-01-16
Steering Oscillation
On October 11, 2019, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Engineering Analysis (EA) 19003 to investigate reports of steering oscillations in model year (MY) 2018-19 BMW K1600 motorcycles. Complainants alleged steering oscillations (wobble and shake) and instability while traveling at highway speeds that…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2019 BMW K1600b as of
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