The Bavarians are rolling some of their 2023 offerings back into the shop for a bit of tweaking in the software department.
After a recall was sent out affecting software on their 2020-2023 BMW S 1000 XR And 2022-2023 S 1000 R models, BMW found that wheelie control was being turned off without indication in the dash; the malfunction happened after a recent software update, rendering all affected bikes at greater risk of an accident.
How many are ‘all affected bikes,” do you ask?
Remove ‘affected,’ and you’re apparently spot-on – for the relevant model years, that is.
A view of a 2023 BMW S1000 XR. Media sourced from Youtube.“Approximately 754 total motorcycles in North America are believed to be affected, which represents 100% of the population,” states the report from RideApart.
“This includes 270 2022 through 2023 S 1000 R and 484 2020 through 2023 S 1000 XR models that received software updates at dealers.”
If you know someone with one of these bikes, tell them that the problem stems from a dealer-only software update and that Dynamic Pro – a custom mode under Riding Modes Pro – is reset without any visual indicator under this error.
February 3 of this year marks the date BMW has told dealerships to bring the bikes in for a refresh.
Here’s the following contact information if you’ve got a bike affected by this recall:
BMW Customer Service
- 1-800-525-7417
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Vehicle Safety Hotline
- 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153)
- (campaign Number is 23V-051)
- www.nhtsa.gov
Do you own an affected S 1000 XR / R?