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Service bulletins for the 2010 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.

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

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MC4605212021-12-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Stress corrosion cracks may occur on the studs of certain milled footrests from the BMW Motorrad special accessories catalog for the GS models.
MC1301132021-08-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. BMW Motorrad has ascertained that vehicles fitted with option code 0190 "Enduro ASC + BMW Motorrad has ascertained that vehicles fitted with option code 0190 "Enduro ASC + Riding Modes" can experience functional problems in the Enduro PRO mode. Effective March 06, 2013, BMW Motorrad has a software solution available. Once the coding plug has been fitted and the software update performed, the customer can use all the riding modes
B6113052020-11-16. 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.
MC640115042019-09-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
MC640115042019-09-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
MC644503622019-03-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; EQUIPMENT. The lock cylinders fall out of the latches of the aluminum panniers and top cases during a ride and/or does not engage during installation.
MC53834526012018-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. Incorrect anti-theft alarm (DWA) operating instructions
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.
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.
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.
MC572422192018-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SEATS. Bench seat cover is wavy.
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.
MC61326052018-11-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. After activation of th ealarm system, the turn signals remain on for 1 minute. Previously they turned off automatically. Software malfunction.
MC571945562018-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Heated handlebar grips with low output . Due to thicker aluminum handlebar.
SB-11-002-132013-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE. BMW MC: THE ENGINE OIL CAPACITY IN REPAIR AND SERVICE DATA (RSD) FOR CHANGING OIL AND OIL FILTER, IS TOO HIGH AND WOULD OVER FILL BEYOND MAXIMUM LEVEL, RESULTING IN MALFUNCTION OF ENGINE (CLUTCH). MODEL 4 1200. NO MODEL YEARS. *PE

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