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Service bulletin 46-007-07

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 id10026461
Published by NHTSA2008-10-30
Manufacturer's number46-007-07
Manufacturer's date2007-12-01
NHTSA componentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK; STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

NHTSA's summary

BMW: REPAIRS TO 28 LITER AND 49 LITER TOPCASES. LATCHING MECHANISM DISENGAGED AND OUT OF POSITION. *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

Body and frame, Latches and locks

Vehicles listed
BMW K1200 GT2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
BMW R1200 R2006, 2007, 2008
BMW R1200 RT2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
BMW R1200 S2006, 2007, 2008
BMW R1200 ST2006, 2007
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.

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