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Service bulletin 34-001-08

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10026224
Published by NHTSA2008-10-08
Manufacturer's number34-001-08
Manufacturer's date2008-02-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

NHTSA's summary

BMW MOTORCYCLE: NEW ATTACHMENT CONCEPT FOR FRONT BRAKE DISCS (RIVET PACKAGE, SERIES PRODUCTION STANDARD). THE BRAKE DISCS COMPLETE WITH FASTENERS (RIVET PACKAGE) NOW CONSTITUTE A SINGLE COMPONENT. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Brakes

Vehicles listed
BMW K1200 GT2007, 2008
BMW K1200 R2007, 2008
BMW K1200 R SPORT2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW K1200 S2007, 2008
BMW R 1200 ST2007
BMW R1200 GS2007, 2008
BMW R1200 GS ADVENTURE2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R1200 HP22007 to 2008
BMW R1200 R2007, 2008
BMW R1200 RT2007, 2008
BMW R1200 S2007, 2008
BMW R1200 ST2007
BMW R1200 ST2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
12V4870002012-10-05. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
20123342012-10-04. Brakes
10V2760002010-06-18. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
20102042010-05-19. Brakes
20093212009-11-09. Brakes
20092722009-09-23. Brakes
09V2560002009-07-08. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
08V2540002008-06-05. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
08V2450002008-06-04. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
20081532008-05-06. Brakes

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
MC0002222023-01-03. Service bulletin. BMW Motorrad is aware of a number of cases in which the screw connections of the Paralever link and/or the rear brake caliper have loosened in customer vehicles while driving.
MC3401212021-08-23. Service bulletin. During operation of the rear wheel foot brake lever, the rider feels a soft pressure point or perceptibly longer lever travel
MC55250630_032018-12-10. Service bulletin. Grinding noises from rear drive - individual cover screws on rear drive are coming undone,screw chafes against the brake disk and makes noises.
MC33003172018-05-14. Service bulletin. In November of 2017 BMW Motorrad updated the rear drive for the K5X model line, as a result longer bolts will be used for the rear brake caliper mounting. Vehicles affected K5x motorcycles produced before and up to 10/31/2017, in the event the rear drive needs replaced or the rear brake caliper is removed and installed.
SB-17927831-022009-07-14. Service bulletin. BMW MOTORCYCLE: WHEEL SPEED DEPENDENT, CLEARLY AUDIBLE CLANKING NOISE OCCURS WHEN BRAKING TO ADJUST SPEED. E SERIES (K25; K25/02; K25/03; K25/11; K25/12; K25/HP; K26; K27; K28; K29; K29/HP; K40; K41; K43; K43/HV; K44; K589/03; K71). NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
TSB-34-004-072009-07-13. Service bulletin. BMW: VIBRATIONS ON A LONG RIDE AT CONSTANT HIGH ENGINE RPM CAN, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, CAUSE FOAMING OF THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR OF THE FRONT BRAKES. THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS FOAMING CAUSING AIR TO ENTER THE BRAKE SYSTEM MUST BE CONSIDERED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
TB-34-008-082009-06-24. Service bulletin. BMW MC: THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A SMALL QUANTITY OF MOTORCYCLES THAT DID NOT RECEIVE THE SET SCREW THAT IS NORMALLY INSTALLED IN THE FRONT BRAKE LINE FILL JUNCTIONS. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE
34-002-082008-12-23. Service bulletin. BMW MOTORCYCLE: FRONT BRAKE-DISC THREADED FASTENERS. THE NEW BRAKE DISC MOUNTS HAS REDUCED THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE SCREW HEADS AND CERTAIN COMPONENTS IN THE VICINITY OF THE BRAKE DISC. *PE