2013 BMW F800 GS Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 10%of 10 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 1,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electrical system of the 2013 BMW F800 GS, 10% of the 10 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While riding along a busy highway (522) in rush hour traffic the engine uncontrollably and repeatedly died. This has happened multiple times throughout a brief ownership and has been reported to the Bmw dealer without resolve or acceptance of an issue. The motorcycle has died while in traffic changing lanes in a busy seattle area with the rear wheel to lock up at 30mph skidding due to the compression of the engine. Quite scary really. …”
NHTSA complaint #10543583, filed 2013-09, 1,000 milesRelated recalls
- 13V279000Jun 28, 2013BMW of North America (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2013 F700 GS and F800 GS motorcycles manufactured June 1, 2012, through October 18, 2012. The…Covers: BMW F800 GS 2013, F700 GS 2013
Related service bulletins
- 10249027Jan 11, 2024The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery…
- 10204667Sep 20, 2021One of the following situations can occur when connecting to BN2000 motorcycles: 1. The installed control units cannot be found when reading out with ISTA. 2. Control units…
- 10201169Jul 1, 2021Vehicle battery not charged despite the battery charger being connected to the on-board socket (manufactured before 2009)Headlights and rear lights light up intermittently…
- 10193494Aug 1, 2018Butt connector for repairing a plug connection. The ?top up coolant? message is displayed in the central display (CC message ID 166). When checking the cooling system there are…
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 10% |
| 2009 | 4 | 24% |
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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