BMW Motorrad has issued a stop-sale order that applies to all new and some used motorcycles in North America due to an EVAP-related problem.
inventory. BMW stresses that the problem does not affect safety and that owners can continue to ride their motorcycle. We'll need to be patient to find out precisely what the problem is, when and how it will be fixed, and which models are affected by it.
For context, the evaporative system referred to in the statement traps fuel vapors and channels them back into the engine so that they can be burned. In simple terms, it normally consists of a small charcoal canister connected to the fuel tank and the engine via a series of lines. This system isn't specific to motorcycles: allsold in the United States since the early 1970s feature a similar setup.
We'll provide more details on this developing story as they become available. Nothing suggests BMW's cars are affected by this problem.