# Service bulletin MC230114

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10204672
- Published by NHTSA: 2021\-12\-13
- Manufacturer's number: MC230114
- Manufacturer's date: 2021\-09\-03
- NHTSA component: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

## NHTSA's summary

BMW Motorrad has ascertained that the threaded fastener of the shift assistant may not have been tightened to the correct torque at the factory.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10204672-0001.pdf)
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## Components

Equipment and accessories

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 BMW R 1200 RT

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [MC64444456](/bulletins/10193520.md), 2021-05-17, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. After updating the Auhtority vehicle I\-Level to K001\-18\-07\-520 using ISTA software level 4.13.14 the F1\-Push to Talk \(PTT\) function is deactivated.
- [MC64011504](/bulletins/10165274.md), 2019-09-23, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
- [MC64011504](/bulletins/10165251.md), 2019-09-23, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
- [MC55813536](/bulletins/10149288.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM\(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM\); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Navigator V maintains a Bluetooth connection to a mobile phone for a short period.
- [MC2300117](/bulletins/10149274.md), 2018-11-26, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT. Customer complains about an operating failure on the left or right multifunction switch.
- [MC6100118](/bulletins/10142951.md), 2018-07-16, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. BMW Motorrad has established that the additional multifunction switches for special vehicles may allow moisture in and can lead to a failure of the LIN bus. In the case of a failure the additional functions will no longer work. For this reason the additional multifunction switches must be replaced on all affected vehicles. K52 Special vehicles produced after 9/29/2017 have improved additional multifunction switches installed.
- [SIB\-23\-001\-014](/bulletins/10055946.md), 2014-08-06, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. BMW MC: THREADED FASTENER OF SHIFT ASSISTANT FAILED TO BE TIGHTENED TO CORRECT TORQUE WHILE AT FACTORY, AND COULD WORK LOOSE WHEN MOTORCYCLE IS IN USE, HAMPERING OPERATION OF SHIFT ASSISTANT FUNCTION. MODEL R 1200 RT \(K52\). \*PE

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