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Service bulletin SB-11-002-11

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 id10039769
Published by NHTSA2011-08-10
Manufacturer's numberSB-11-002-11
Manufacturer's date2011-06-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

NHTSA's summary

BMW: INTAKE SILENCERS MAY HAVE A DEFECT THAT COULD LEAD TO LEAKS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. S 1000 R. *RM

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, Exhaust and emissions, Crankcase ventilation (PCV)

Vehicles listed
BMW S 1000 RR2008, 2009, 2010

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
MC11002162018-12-10. Service bulletin. Process to follow it crankshaft markings cannot be identified.
MC543804542018-11-05. Service bulletin. Rattling / Chattering noise from timing gear. After approximately 9000 mils, the timing chain may wear to the point that the chein tensioners range of adjustment is no longer sufficient to accommodate the change in length.
SIB-11-03-082011-06-11. Service bulletin. BMW: CRANKCASE PRESSURE DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMATION FOR ALL VEHICLES. *RM UPDATED ON 4/24/2013. *KB