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Service bulletins for the 2014 BMW S 1000 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Engine are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
MC1104142021-12-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BMW Motorrad has ascertained that on account of a manufacturing defect, some inlet valves could break at the valve head resulting in engine damage.
MC1103142021-12-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Some motorcycles left the assembly line without being fitted with stickers affixed to the cylinder head stating the valve clearances.
MC6106212021-05-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Warning light in the instrument cluster for DCC failure in motorcycles equipped with DCC
MC652382402021-03-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. During a cold start or while idling in neutral after a brief standstill, the engine runs at higher revolutions, sounds irregular and as if there are misfires (i.e. as if it were only running on 3 cylinders).
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.
MC543804542019-03-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Rattling/chattering engine noise from the timing chain.
MC59854260042018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Loss of coolant in the expansion tank. No visible traces of leak. Evaporation in the vent hole of the tank.
MC54380454032018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Rattling/chattering engine noise form the timing gear after approximately 9000 miles. Chain tensioner range of adjustment no longer sufficient.
MC641716142018-12-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Oil leaking at the clutch release lever sealing ring in the left housing
MC643513442018-11-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Lurching at partial load / idle sped
MC543804542018-11-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Rattling noises from timing gear.
MC500893662018-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. An improper running-in process of inner engine components may lead to accelerated wear and engine damage.
MC598542602018-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Loss of coolant in the expansion tank. No visible traces on the vehicle. Evaporation through the vent hole in the coolant tank.
MC543804542018-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). Rattling / Chattering noise from timing gear. After approximately 9000 mils, the timing chain may wear to the point that the chein tensioners range of adjustment is no longer sufficient to accommodate the change in length.
MC543804542018-04-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. After approximately 9000 miles, the timing chain may wear to a point that the chain tensioner's range of adjustment is insufficient to accommodate the change in length. Rattling / chattering noise from the timing gear.
SIB-12-26-142015-02-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BMW: WITH DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON, ENGINE CAN GO INTO REDUCED POWER MODE, DUE TO ENGINE POSITION MANAGEMENT (EPM) UNFAVORABLE PARAMETERS IN DME SOFTWARE. *PE

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