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Service bulletin TB-13-002-09

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10033152
Published by NHTSA2010-07-16
Manufacturer's numberTB-13-002-09
Manufacturer's date2009-12-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

BMW MOTORCYCLE: OPTIMIZATION OF THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. ENGINE IDLE OF SOME MODELS CAN BECOME UNSTABLE WHEN THE RIDER DISENGAGES THE CLUTCH TO BRING THE MOTORCYCLE TO A STOP OR WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED FOR A GEARSHIFT. 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 K1300 GT2009, 2010
BMW K1300 S2009, 2010

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
09V4710002009-12-10. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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