Service bulletin 23-001-08(021)
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 | 10026304 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2008-10-17 |
| Manufacturer's number | 23-001-08(021) |
| Manufacturer's date | 2008-04-01 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION); STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR |
NHTSA's summary
BMW MOTORCYCLE: GEARBOX REPLACEMENT. ON ACCOUNT OF A MATERIAL DEFECT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A SMALL NUMBER (46) MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED TO DATE SUFFERING A GEARBOX MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD RESULT IN A ROADSIDE BREAKDOWN. *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
Steering, Steering gear
| 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 R | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.