# Service bulletins for the 2009 BMW G 650 GS

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.

12 bulletins from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

- [B611305](/bulletins/10249027.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle “discharged battery” complaints.
- [MC51142327](/bulletins/10193504.md), 2021-05-17, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. Leaks have been reported in fork legs. The cause is reported be from oil lubricating film with accompanying dirt/grease ring is incorrectly interpreted to be a leaking fork leg. Investigations have shown that the part is not defective.
- [B611305](/bulletins/10182619.md), 2020-11-16, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Discharged Battery Energy Diagnosis Must Be Performed: The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle "discharged battery" complaints. In order to properly repair the vehicle the first time in the workshop, it is very important that the diagnostic test plans are performed to completion, with all results taken into consideration. Without performing the energy diagnosis test plan, the root cause of the discharged battery cannot be identified. This increases the chances of a repeat repair.
- [MC61223015](/bulletins/10147753.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. Idling is occasionally unstable \(most often after long journeys\); the engine sometimes cuts out and will do so again after being restarted. Software issue.
- [SB\-77\-002\-11](/bulletins/10039771.md), 2011-08-10, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. BMW: THE FRONT TANK BAG BRACKET CANNOT BE INSTALLED ON SOME FRAMES DUE TO THE THREADED POSTS THAT HAVE BEEN WELDED TOO FAR APART ON THE FRAME. G 650 GS. \*RM
- [SB\-36\-002\-11](/bulletins/10039770.md), 2011-08-10, Service bulletin: WHEELS:RIM. BMW: THE SPROCKET CARRIER OF THE REAR WHEEL COULD HAVE A DEGREE OF RUN OUT DUE TO ECCENTRICITY OF THE BORE IN THE WHEEL HUB. THIS CAN CAUSE THE SPROCKET CARRIER BEING INSTALLED UNDER TENSION WHICH CAN PRODUCE IRREGULARITY IN CHAIN ACTION OR LEAD TO ACCELERATED WEAR OF THE REAR\-WHEEL BEARING. IT CAN ALSO CAUSE GRINDING NOISES WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS BEING RIDDEN OR PUSHED. G 650 GS. \*RM
- [SIB\-11\-03\-08](/bulletins/10038217.md), 2011-06-11, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE \(PCV\). BMW: CRANKCASE PRESSURE DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMATION FOR ALL VEHICLES. \*RM UPDATED ON 4/24/2013. \*KB
- [SIB\-63\-02\-01](/bulletins/10037025.md), 2011-04-28, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING. BMW: PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING AND REPLACING INCANDESCENT AND HALOGEN LIGHT BULBS UNDER WARRANTY. \*RM
- [TB\-34\-003\-10](/bulletins/10034672.md), 2011-01-04, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. BMW MOTORCYCLE: REPAIR SET FOR BRAKE PIPE DISTRIBUTOR BRACKET. ALL MODELS \(K15\) HAVE A BRAKE PIPE DISTRIBUTOR HELD BY FRAME MOUNTED BRACKET JUST BEHIND THE STEERING HEAD. THIS FRAME MOUNTED BRACKET CAN DEVELOP CRACKS. A REPAIR SET THAT ENSURES THE SECURITY OF THE DISTRIBUTOR HAS TO BE INSTALLED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. \*PE
- [SB\-11\-001\-09](/bulletins/10033151.md), 2010-07-16, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. BMW MOTORCYCLE: CHECKING COOLANT PUMP IMPELLER. IT WAS ASSEMBLE INCORRECTLY BY A SUPPLIER. AS A RESULT COOLANT PUMP IMPELLERS WITH AN INCORRECT BLADE ORIENTATION MAY BE INSTALLED IN SOME MOTORCYCLES. A FAULT FREE ASSEMBLY PROCESS WAS ENSURED DIRECTLY AFTER BEING INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM. NO SPECIFIC MODEL YEAR LISTED. \*PE
- [SIB\-16\-02\-09](/bulletins/10033130.md), 2010-07-14, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. BMW VEHICLES: FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPAIRS. WHERE IT IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT SIDE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR DUE TO A FAILURE, THE ENTIRE PUMP AND HOUSING OR DELIVERY UNIT \(SUCTION JET ASSEMBLY\) DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. IN SOME CASES, EPC DOES NOT SHOW THAT THE REPAIR KIT IS AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN THE ILLUSTRATION, BUT IT IS AVAILABLE IN THE PARTS DESCRIPTION. ALL MODELS. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. \*PE
- [SB\-00\-021\-07](/bulletins/10030825.md), 2009-12-07, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. BMW MOTORCYCLE: ENGINE FUELS CONTAINING ETHANOL. BMW MOTORRAD HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE USE OF SI ENGINE FUELS CONTAINING UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 10% ETHANOL AND IMPOSES NO WARRANTY RESTRICTIONS. ETHANOL MIXTURES IN PROPORTIONS HIGHER THAN 10% CAN HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON PERFORMANCE AND CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS THAT COME INTO CONTRACT WITH FUEL. NO WARRANTY CLAIMS WHATSOEVER FOR DAMAGE CAUSED IN THIS WAY WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. \*PE

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