Service bulletin MC000913
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10200493 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2021-08-23 |
| Manufacturer's number | MC000913 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2021-05-10 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE |
NHTSA's summary
BMW Motorrad has ascertained that incorrect usage, such as overloading, can result in the threaded fasteners of the center stand losing their initial torque.
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
Body and frame
| BMW R 1200 RT | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
|---|---|
| BMW R1200 RS | 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW R1200 RS | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| BMW R1200 RT | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| BMW R1200 RT | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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