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Service bulletin 13-003-07

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 id10026229
Published by NHTSA2008-10-08
Manufacturer's number13-003-07
Manufacturer's date2007-12-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

BMW MOTORCYCLE: IDLE SPEED TOO HIGH. THE CAUSE IS INCORRECT IDLE AIR METERING BY THE IDLE ACTUATOR. *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
BMW K1200 GT2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K1200 R2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K1200 R SPORT2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW K1200 S2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
08V2390002008-06-02. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
07V0660002007-02-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20070192007-01-29. Engine

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
MC6101072021-12-20. Service bulletin. There is a possibility of the "EWS" (electronic immobilizer) error message being displayed in the instrument cluster of the K 1200 GT (K44). If this occurs the engine will not start.
MC628137472018-11-13. Service bulletin. Oil leak at theseal between the cylinder head cover and cylinder head on the right in the direction of travel. Due to retrofit of chain gauide which prevents skipping of the timing chain.
SIB-11-03-082011-06-11. Service bulletin. BMW: CRANKCASE PRESSURE DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMATION FOR ALL VEHICLES. *RM UPDATED ON 4/24/2013. *KB
SB-22768813-012009-07-14. Service bulletin. BMW MOTORCYCLE: TEMPORARY OR SPORADIC FLAT SPOT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM CRUISE AT ABOUT 75MPH. SOMETIMES THERE IS A LITTLE HESITATION NOTICED. PROBLEM OCCURS ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TEMPERATURES AND LOWER FUEL QUALITY. PROBLEM WAS NOTICED AFTER UPDATE REGARDING THE KNOCKING CONTROL. E SERIES (K25; K25/02; K25/03; K25/11; K25/12; K25/HP; K26; K26/02; K27; K28). *PE