# 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

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

- 2007 BMW HP2 MEGAMOTO
- 2007 BMW HP2 SPORT
- 2004 BMW R 1200 RT
- 2005 BMW R 1200 ST
- 2007 BMW R 1200 ST
- 2004 to 2008 BMW R1200 GS
- 2006 to 2008 BMW R1200 GS ADVENTURE
- 2008 BMW R1200 HP2
- 2006 to 2008 BMW R1200 R
- 2005 to 2008 BMW R1200 RT
- 2008 BMW R1200 S
- 2006 to 2007 BMW R1200 ST
- 2008 BMW R1200 ST

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2006069](/recalls/tc/2006069.md), 2006-03-29: Engine
- [05V172000](/recalls/nhtsa/05V172000.md), 2005-04-27: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [MC64465398](/bulletins/10200500.md), 2021-08-23, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. The hill start control operation may be sporadic.
- [MC59823415](/bulletins/10193510.md), 2021-05-17, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Oil leak immediately after replacing cylinder head cover seal set.
- [MC64011504](/bulletins/10165274.md), 2019-09-23, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
- [MC64011504](/bulletins/10165251.md), 2019-09-23, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
- [MC62719932](/bulletins/10151395.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Engine sysmbol stays on after software update. Software error which is resolved with upgrade.
- [MC2100116](/bulletins/10151238.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. BMW Motorrad has determined in the course of quality observation that in a few cases clutch fluid may leak between the clutch slave cylinder and the braided stainless steel clutch line. The cause is a burr in the clutch slave cylinder which may damage the gasket of the clutch line. A vehicle with high mileage can show signs of gradual impairment of the clutch function. The separating action of the clutch can worsen gradually over a period of time.
- [MC5382641801](/bulletins/10150154.md), 2018-12-03, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ENGINE. R1200R has no fuel level or engine temperature display despite having an on\-board computer
- [MC54883210](/bulletins/10149206.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin: ENGINE. When the throttle is closed, the engine goes into emergency mode.
- [MC60534321](/bulletins/10147646.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin: ENGINE. The right hand side emgme spoiler locating pin \(lug\) is not staying in th egrommet of the knee cover. Incorrect assembly sequence causes the locating lip to slip out of the grommet.
- [MC63473054](/bulletins/10136316.md), 2018-05-07, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. Engine is placed into emergency operation mode and max rpm is reduced due to a deviation in throttle signals. Signal evaluation software has been reworked and should be installed.

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