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Service bulletins for the 2018 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.

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

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B6513162018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. NBT-EVO Head Unit Cannot be Swapped between Vehicles for Testing. 'Component Protection Active': If either the NBT-EVO head unit or Body Domain Controller (BDC) are swapped into a different vehicle they will cause the head unit NBT-EVO to enter a locked mode once it recognizes a different VIN.
B8411172018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. BMW APPS RANDOMLY STARTS PLAYING ON ITS OWN: While listening to FM, or AM, or Satellite Radio (SDARs), the audio source randomly switches to BMW Apps (Pandora, Spotify, Audible etc.) with no input from driver or passenger.
B8403182018-04-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. TOUCH COMMAND: SEAT CONTROL FUNCTION MISSING AFTER PROGRAMMING: The seat adjustment function for front passenger and rear seats is missing from the BMW Touch Command.
B6613172018-04-23. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION. SURROUND VIEW CAMERA DISPLAYS INCORRECT VEHICLE MODEL: After programming the vehicle, the incorrect vehicle model is displayed in the CID (Central Information Display) when surround view camera function is active.
B6604182018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL. DURING PARKING MANEUVERING ASSISTANT OPERATION, DRIVER GEAR INPUT IS IGNORED: Sporadically, during a Parking Maneuvering Assistant or Parking Assistant operation the gear change requested (R to D or D to R) by the driver is ignored.
B6602182018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL. COMFORT ACCESS SPORADICALLY INOPERATIVE: Sporadically, vehicle is unable to be locked or unlocked via the door handle.
B6401182018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. TEMPERATURE REGULATION OF AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM IS NOT ACCEPTABLE: Air distribution and/or temperature regulation variation exceeds design parameters.
B6301182018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FLICKERING LIGHTS- INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR: Intermittently interior and/or exterior lights are flickering or flashing and no audio function.
B6218172018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. FUEL GAUGE ERRONEOUS DISPLAY: Vehicle runs out of fuel but the instrument cluster still displays fuel remaining in the tank.
B5102182018-04-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. WATER LEAK IN LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT CAUSES AUTOMATIC TAILGATE TO FAIL: The automatic tailgate may not function intermittently or permanently.
B1601182018-04-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. REMOVING FUEL FEED LINE FOR PARKED CAR HEATING FROM REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP: Modify the universal replacement fuel pump assembly to allow it to be correctly installed in a US market vehicle.
B1206182018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. DME FAULT CODE CDC203: Various control units contain faults indicating missing messages from the battery management electronics
MC640105202018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. Incorrect tire pressure appears in the instrument cluster. Contamination or obstruction of the RDC sensor.

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