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Service bulletin SB-11-002-13

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 id10053961
Published by NHTSA2013-12-07
Manufacturer's numberSB-11-002-13
Manufacturer's date2013-10-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

BMW MC: THE ENGINE OIL CAPACITY IN REPAIR AND SERVICE DATA (RSD) FOR CHANGING OIL AND OIL FILTER, IS TOO HIGH AND WOULD OVER FILL BEYOND MAXIMUM LEVEL, RESULTING IN MALFUNCTION OF ENGINE (CLUTCH). MODEL 4 1200. NO MODEL YEARS. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine, Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
BMW R 1200 GS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
BMW R 1200 GS ADV US2010 (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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20060692006-03-29. Engine
05V1720002005-04-27. 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.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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