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Service bulletin SIB-16-002-14

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 id10056106
Published by NHTSA2014-09-04
Manufacturer's numberSIB-16-002-14
Manufacturer's date2014-06-01
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE

NHTSA's summary

BMW MC: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE WARRANTY EXTENSION, WITH OUT MILEAGE LIMITATIONS, TO 12 YEARS DUE TO A POTENTIAL DURABILITY ISSUE WITH FILM TYPE FUEL LEVEL SENDER FUEL STRIP. MODEL 2005-2013 R, K SERIES. *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

Fuel system

Vehicles listed
BMW K 1200 GT2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K 1200 R2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K 1200 R SPORT2007 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW K 1200 S2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K 1300 GT2009, 2010, 2011
BMW K 1300 S2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
BMW K 1600 GT2011, 2012, 2013
BMW K 1600 GTL2012, 2013
BMW K1200 GT2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K1200 GT2009 to 2010
BMW K1200 LT2005
BMW K1200 R2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K1200 R2009 to 2010
BMW K1200 R SPORT2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW K1200 S2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K1200 S2009 to 2010
BMW K1200LT2006
BMW K1200LT2008, 2009
BMW K1300 GT2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BMW K1300 R2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BMW K1300 S2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BMW K1300 S2013
BMW R 1150 GS ADVENTURE2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R 1200 GS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW R 1200 GS ADV US2010 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R 1200 R2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW R 1200 R US2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R 1200 RT2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW R 1200 RT (AUTHORITY)2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R 1200 RT US2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R 1200 S2007
BMW R 1200 ST2005, 2006, 2007
BMW R SERIES2005 to 2007
BMW R1200 GS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
BMW R1200 GS2013
BMW R1200 GS ADVENTURE2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R1200 HP22006 to 2008
BMW R1200 R2006, 2007, 2008
BMW R1200 R2011
BMW R1200 RT2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BMW R1200 S2006, 2007, 2008
BMW R1200 ST2005, 2006, 2007
BMW R1200 ST2008 (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
20210562021-02-09. Fuel System
21V0600002021-02-08. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
20204372020-09-16. Fuel System
20V4710002020-08-10. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
20134422013-12-13. Fuel System
13V6170002013-12-12. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
10V2750002010-06-16. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
20092682009-09-17. Fuel System
09V3190002009-08-07. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
20050542005-03-03. Fuel System

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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