Service bulletin SB-31-002-08
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 | 10030771 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2009-12-01 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB-31-002-08 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2008-07-01 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING |
NHTSA's summary
BMW MOTORCYCLE: REPLACING STEERING DAMPER. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE COATING BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE INSIDE FACE OF THE CYLINDER. THIS DETACHED COATING COULD PARTIALLY CLOG THE OIL BORES, WITH THE RESULT THAT THE ACTION OF THE STEERING DAMPER COULD BECOME STIFF. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
The document
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Components
Steering
| BMW F 800 ST | 2008 |
|---|---|
| BMW F800 S | 2008 |
| BMW K1200 GT | 2008 |
| BMW K1200 R | 2008 |
| BMW K1200 R SPORT | 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW K1200 S | 2008 |
| BMW R 1200 R US | 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW R1200 R | 2008 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 23-001-08(021) | 2008-10-17. Service bulletin. 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 |
|---|---|
| US 14253849-01 | 2008-10-08. Service bulletin. BMW MOTORCYCLES: ABRUPT CORNER HANDLING. WHEN CORNERING (E.G. TURNING OFF) AT UP TO 13MPH, THE MOTOR CYCLE TENDS TO LEAN INTO THE BEND. *PE |