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Service bulletins for the 2018 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.

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

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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.
B1602182018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SERVICE ACTION: REPLACE THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR THE TANK LEAK DIAGNOSIS MODULE (NVLD): The Service Engine Soon light is illuminated.
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.
B1207182018-04-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. DME FC 1C0102 IS STORED WITH NO OTHER RELATED FAULTS: The following fault has been stored in the Digital Motor electronics (DME) fault memory with no other engine oil pressure faults stored:
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
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.

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