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Service bulletins for the 2008 BMW S 1000 RR

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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
B6113052024-02-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle “discharged battery” complaints.
MC3101232023-12-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. On the above listed vehicles, lubricant residue can be found on the fork cap on the right side telescoping fork. Vehicles with caps 31 42 1 754 557 and 31 42 1 757 701 can show this residue. These are not leaks at the cap, but assembly grease residue. Forks with this apparent leak have been received and leak testing was performed. NO leaks could be detected.
MC1103222023-10-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. During the production of the intake camshaft there was a change in the coolant used to prevent localized overheating of parts of the camshaft. Because of this, certain parts of the camshaft may have a changed surface hardness that can result in increased wear of the rocker arms and camshaft over time.
MC1603232023-09-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. Vehicle goes into emergency operation mode and a warning light illuminates on the instrument cluster.
SIB-1114212023-08-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CHECK ROCKER ARMS AND REPLACE WHERE NEEDED.
MC0005212021-12-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. One of the following situations can occur when connecting to BN2000 motorcycles: 1. The installed control units cannot be found when reading out with ISTA. 2. Control units initially communicate after connecting to the vehicle, but communication later stops.
MC6108212021-09-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. When diagnosing fault codes (0x3A13D7, 0x3A13D9), technicians erroneously condemn the electronic throttle grip, which analyses show is rarely the culprit.
MC6102202021-08-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The engine wiring harness may chafe on the honeycomb structure of the frame. In case of damage to the wiring harness, the wake-up line of the instrument cluster will be damaged.
MC1108212021-08-09. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION; AIR BAGS. Warning light and fault message in the TFT with faults stored for the rear oxygen sensor (after the catalytic converter). The failure usually occurs shortly after the vehicle handover or the running-in check
MC6106212021-05-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Warning light in the instrument cluster for DCC failure in motorcycles equipped with DCC
MC3104212021-05-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. The complaint of leaking telescopic forks is the top warranty claim in many current models,
MC632507802021-05-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Occassionally the bank angle display is no longer visible in the instrument cluster after enging start.
MC655059912021-03-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. After replacement of the ABS control unit, the malfunction indicator lamp in the instrument cluster lights up and the DME stores the following fault memory: 0x0027ED DME: No CAN message In addition, the changeover riding mode no longer works.
MC653347832021-03-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. Inner trim frame cracked.
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).
MC650865082021-03-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Battery connection terminal broken off
MC650118862021-03-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. When the bike is propped on side stand and is revved up to > 5,000 rpm in neutral gear, the malfunction indicator lamp lights up. (see attached video for an example of this)
MC643513442021-03-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Lurching at partial load range and Idle speed is unstable
B6113052020-11-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Discharged Battery Energy Diagnosis Must Be Performed: The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle "discharged battery" complaints. In order to properly repair the vehicle the first time in the workshop, it is very important that the diagnostic test plans are performed to completion, with all results taken into consideration. Without performing the energy diagnosis test plan, the root cause of the discharged battery cannot be identified. This increases the chances of a repeat repair.
MC6102202020-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The engine wiring harness may chafe on the honeycomb structure of the frame. In case of damage to thewiring harness, the wake-up line of the instrument cluster will be damaged. The instrument cluster will nolonger be activated with "Ignition ON?.
MC61002132018-12-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BMW Motorrad has ascertained that chafing of the wiring harness can occur on S 1000 RR and HP4 models. The fault symptoms differ, depending on which part of the wiring is damaged.
MC53804253012018-12-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. New vehicles are being delivered to the dealer with different side stands.
MC643513442018-11-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Lurching at partial load / idle sped
MC23001172018-11-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT. Customer complains about an operating failure on the left or right multifunction switch.
MC622605712018-11-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. While riding with cruise control and hands off the handle bars there is significant pulling of the motorcycle to one side.

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