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Service bulletin MC62813747

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10147588
Published by NHTSA2018-11-13
Manufacturer's numberMC62813747
Manufacturer's date2016-08-01
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

Oil leak at theseal between the cylinder head cover and cylinder head on the right in the direction of travel. Due to retrofit of chain gauide which prevents skipping of the timing chain.

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
BMW K 1300 S2012
BMW K1200 R2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
BMW K1200 R2009 to 2010
BMW K1200 R SPORT2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW K1300 GT2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BMW K1300 R2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BMW K1300 S2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BMW K1300 S2013
BMW K1300 S2015, 2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
09V4710002009-12-10. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
07V0660002007-02-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20070192007-01-29. Engine

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

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