Service bulletins for the 2008 BMW R 1200 R
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.
50 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Steering are shown. Show all
| SB-31-002-08 | 2009-12-01. Service bulletin. STEERING. BMW MOTORCYCLE: REPLACING STEERING DAMPER. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE COATING BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE INSIDE FACE OF THE CYLINDER. THIS DETACHED COATING COULD PARTIALLY CLOG THE OIL BORES, WITH THE RESULT THAT THE ACTION OF THE STEERING DAMPER COULD BECOME STIFF. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
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| 23-001-08(021) | 2008-10-17. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION); STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR. BMW MOTORCYCLE: GEARBOX REPLACEMENT. ON ACCOUNT OF A MATERIAL DEFECT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A SMALL NUMBER (46) MOTORCYCLES MANUFACTURED TO DATE SUFFERING A GEARBOX MALFUNCTION THAT WOULD RESULT IN A ROADSIDE BREAKDOWN. *PE |
| US 14253849-01 | 2008-10-08. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR; TIRES. BMW MOTORCYCLES: ABRUPT CORNER HANDLING. WHEN CORNERING (E.G. TURNING OFF) AT UP TO 13MPH, THE MOTOR CYCLE TENDS TO LEAN INTO THE BEND. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.