Service bulletin 00-004-08 (018)
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10026302 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2008-10-16 |
| Manufacturer's number | 00-004-08 (018) |
| Manufacturer's date | 2008-07-01 |
| Replaces | 00-004-08 (018)R |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
NHTSA's summary
BMW MOTORCYCLE: COMPLAINTS RELATING TO KNOCKING NOISES (ENGINE PINGING) AND SPORADIC PERCEPTIBLE FLAT-SPOTS (ESPECIALLY UNDER SHARP ACCELERATION). MODELS K2X AND UP TO YEAR 2007 ONWARD. *PE UPDATED 1/27/09. *PE
The document
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Components
Engine
| BMW HP2 MEGAMOTO | 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
|---|---|
| BMW HP2 SPORT | 2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW R 1200 RT | 2004 |
| BMW R 1200 ST | 2005 |
| BMW R 1200 ST | 2007 |
| BMW R1200 GS | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| BMW R1200 GS ADVENTURE | 2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW R1200 HP2 | 2008 |
| BMW R1200 R | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| BMW R1200 RT | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| BMW R1200 S | 2008 |
| BMW R1200 ST | 2006, 2007 |
| BMW R1200 ST | 2008 (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.
| 2006069 | 2006-03-29. Engine |
|---|---|
| 05V172000 | 2005-04-27. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
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