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Service bulletin SB-11-001-09

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 id10033151
Published by NHTSA2010-07-16
Manufacturer's numberSB-11-001-09
Manufacturer's date2009-12-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

BMW MOTORCYCLE: CHECKING COOLANT PUMP IMPELLER. IT WAS ASSEMBLE INCORRECTLY BY A SUPPLIER. AS A RESULT COOLANT PUMP IMPELLERS WITH AN INCORRECT BLADE ORIENTATION MAY BE INSTALLED IN SOME MOTORCYCLES. A FAULT FREE ASSEMBLY PROCESS WAS ENSURED DIRECTLY AFTER BEING INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM. NO SPECIFIC MODEL YEAR LISTED. *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
BMW G 650 GS US2009 (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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