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Service bulletins for the 2009 BMW R 1200 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.

66 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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MC61922476012018-12-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Shift assist does not function after performing SIB 23 001 15 (017) DME software upgrade. This is due to a progrm fault in ISTA/p version 3.56.0.
MC21001162018-12-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. BMW Motorrad has determiend in th ecourse of quality observation that in a few cases clutch fluid may leak between the clutch slave cylinder and the braided stainless steel clutch line. The cause is a burr in the clutch slave cylinder which may damage the gasket of the clutch line.
MC62571524_032018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. During programming ith ISTA/P software version3.58.2.001. a programming abort occurred. Afterwards the vehicle is inoperative and can no longer be started. Repeated programming is not possible with this tversion. Software bug.
MC55250630_032018-12-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. Grinding noises from rear drive - individual cover screws on rear drive are coming undone,screw chafes against the brake disk and makes noises.
MC21001162018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. BMW Motorrad has determined in the course of quality observation that in a few cases clutch fluid may leak between the clutch slave cylinder and the braided stainless steel clutch line. The cause is a burr in the clutch slave cylinder which may damage the gasket of the clutch line. A vehicle with high mileage can show signs of gradual impairment of the clutch function. The separating action of the clutch can worsen gradually over a period of time.
MC53834526012018-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. Incorrect anti-theft alarm (DWA) operating instructions
MC53826242012018-12-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Swinging arm gaiter to gearbox is split or collapsed.
MC560055642018-11-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Heated handlebar grips intermittently not working
MC558135362018-11-26. 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.
MC633538522018-11-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY. During the course of the quality analysis carried out by BMW Motorrad, it has been determined that for the R 1200 models with the gearshift assistant (SA X222A) OE, a few faulty gearshift assistants have been installed in the production period from 09/02/2016 to 09/05/2016. Over the service life of the vehicle, there can be impairment of functions up to a loss of function of the gearshift assistants. In the case of a loss of function, a gear change (without the gearshift assistant) is possible only with the actuation of the clutch lever.
MC23001172018-11-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT. Customer complains about an operating failure on the left or right multifunction switch.
MC556854662018-11-26. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. The cruise control system is not working in the Enduro/Pro mode
MC548832102018-11-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE. When the throttle is closed, the engine goes into emergency mode.
MC548123492018-11-26. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT. It is not possible to calibrate the ESA suspension strut.
MC548106712018-11-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. Incorrect road speed indicated.
MC16002142018-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. BMW Motorrad USA has become aware of a potential durability issue with the film type fuel level sender ?Fuel Strip? equipped on certain model year 2005 to 2013 R and K series motorcycles.
MC592796482018-11-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Retrofitting the Switching Assistant Pro. The ESA coding procedure fails when retrofitting the Switching Assistant Pro.
MC574526612018-11-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. Difficulty retrofitting the gear shift Assistant Pro. Early prodction and incorrect integration level.
MC572567862018-11-13. Service bulletin. SEATS. Seat locking barrel - repair kit not permitted. After the seat lock cylinder has been replaced with a repair kit, the cylinder does not always stay securely installed.
MC572422192018-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SEATS. Bench seat cover is wavy.
MC571945562018-11-13. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Heated handlebar grips with low output. Increased thickness of handlebar means that the output felt by the rider is lower.
MC548123492018-11-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. ESA spring strut cannot be calibrated / additional models added
MC570055232018-11-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. The rear SAF (Dynamic ESA) spring strut is able to twist by a few degrees.
MC621337782018-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT. Map data should be stored on a 64 GB SD card. In GARMIN Express the note appears that a maximum of 32 GB is possible.
MC613260532018-11-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. After activation of the alarm system, the turn indicators remain on for 1 minute with integration levels higher than k001-15-03-510.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.