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Service bulletin M410121

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 id10227577
Published by NHTSA2022-12-12
Manufacturer's numberM410121
Manufacturer's date2022-10-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

NHTSA's summary

The body seam on the rear upper left of the body may not have been completely sealed, causing a water leak.

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

Vehicles listed
BMW C 400 GT2019
BMW C 400 X2018
BMW C 400 X2019
BMW C EVOLUTION2017
BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R 1200 RT2015, 2016
BMW R 18 TRANSCONTINENTA2022 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R NINE T RACER2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R NINE T SCRAMBLER2018 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R NINE T SCRAMBLER2020, 2021 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R1200 R2015, 2016

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

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