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Service bulletin US-57194556-01

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10055296
Published by NHTSA2014-05-06
Manufacturer's numberUS-57194556-01
Manufacturer's date2014-02-04
NHTSA componentSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

NHTSA's summary

BMW MC: THE HANDLEBAR GRIPS, THAT ARE HEATED, FAILS TO GET WARM SUFFICIENTLY, DUE TO INCREASED HANDLEBAR ALUMINUM WALL THICKNESS AND LOWER HEAT OUTPUT FELT BY RIDER. MODEL K50, 51 (E SERIES). *PE

The document

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Components

Steering, Steering column and wheel

Vehicles listed
BMW R 1200 GS2013
BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE2011 (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.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
MC571945562018-11-13. Service bulletin. Heated handlebar grips with low output. Increased thickness of handlebar means that the output felt by the rider is lower.