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Service bulletin MC54380454

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 id10147170
Published by NHTSA2018-11-05
Manufacturer's numberMC54380454
Manufacturer's date2015-09-01
NHTSA componentENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

NHTSA's summary

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.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Engine, Exhaust and emissions, Crankcase ventilation (PCV)

Vehicles listed
BMW HP4 RACE2017 to 2018
BMW S 1000 RR2014
BMW S1000 R2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
BMW S1000 RR2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW S1000 RR2015, 2016, 2017

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.
SB-11-002-112011-08-10. Service bulletin. BMW: INTAKE SILENCERS MAY HAVE A DEFECT THAT COULD LEAD TO LEAKS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. S 1000 R. *RM
SIB-11-03-082011-06-11. Service bulletin. BMW: CRANKCASE PRESSURE DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMATION FOR ALL VEHICLES. *RM UPDATED ON 4/24/2013. *KB