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Service bulletins for the 2017 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.

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

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B6504142022-12-12. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; AIR BAGS; SEATS:BARRIERS; BACK OVER PREVENTION. According to the customer, the airbag warning light was on, but it may not be illuminated when the vehicle arrives in the workshop. 1. ACSM fault code "930A60 - Seat occupancy detection, front passenger; malfunction" is stored. The fault may or may not currently be present. Or 2. ACSM fault code "930A1C - Front passenger seat occupancy detection transmitting fault(moisture)" is stored. The fault may or may not currently be present.
B5215192019-11-18. Service bulletin. SEATS. FRONT SEAT HAS SIDE TO SIDE PLAY AND CAN MAKE NOISES WHEN CORNERING. Either or both of the front seats has side to side (lateral) play, and can make noises when cornering.
B5209192019-07-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. CRACKING NOISE FROM SEAT BACKREST. Groaning/Cracking noises are heard from the front seat backrest when the vehicle is cornering.
B5207192019-07-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. NOISE FROM THE FRONT SEATS WHEN ADJUSTING THE SEAT LENGTH.
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.
B5203172018-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEATS. ?MISSING AUDIO NOTIFICATION WHEN STORING SEAT MEMORY . When saving seat memory settings (Memory 1 or Memory 2) with a vehicle without navigation, there is no audio tone confirmation. Software error in control unit of Seat Module 2.

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