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Service bulletin SB-22768813-01

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10029704
Published by NHTSA2009-07-14
Manufacturer's numberSB-22768813-01
Manufacturer's date2009-03-16
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

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

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

Electrical system, Engine, Software

Vehicles listed
BMW K1200 GT2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K1200 R2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K1200 R SPORT2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW K1200 S2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K1300 GT2009
BMW R 1200 R US2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R 1200 RT US2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R 1200 ST2007
BMW R1200 GS2006, 2007, 2008
BMW R1200 GS ADVENTURE2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R1200 HP22006 to 2008
BMW R1200 R2006, 2007, 2008
BMW R1200 RT2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
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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