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Service bulletin SIB-32-001-12

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 id10051565
Published by NHTSA2013-03-18
Manufacturer's numberSIB-32-001-12
Manufacturer's date2012-12-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS:HAND CONTROL/VALVE

NHTSA's summary

BMW MC: HANDBRAKE LEVER FITTING DESIGN HAS BEEN CHANGED, RADICALLY, TO BE MORE MAINTENANCE FRIENDLY, AND DISPENSES SCREEN INSERT, SUPPRESSOR WEIGHT AND SEPARATE VENT VALVE. MODELS 2011-2013 K1200GS, ADVENTURE, 1200R, 1300R, F800R AND R1200RT, 1600GT, 1600GTL. *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

Brakes

Vehicles listed
BMW K 1600 GTL2012
BMW K1200 R2010
BMW K1300 R2011
BMW K1300 S2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
12V4870002012-10-05. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
20123342012-10-04. Brakes

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SIM0106172022-07-05. Service bulletin. Visual Inspection of Brake discs/Rotors for new car deliveries