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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
MC1102202020-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. On the S 1000 models, the seal for the coolant circuit of the oil/coolant pump was manufactured from an incorrect material. This could lead to a minor leakage of coolant into the oil circuit. The oil/coolant pump must be replaced.
MC1101202020-06-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BMW Motorrad has ascertained that the engine installed in the affected vehicles may have a burr present in the guide bore for the oil supply of the timing chain. The burr can dislodge over time due to vibrations and oil pressure fluctuations (incl. temperature influences). This can cause a narrowing or restriction of an oil duct or oil spray nozzle. A lack of lubrication (e.g. the timing chain) or insufficient cooling (e.g. the piston) can be the result.
MC1101192020-01-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE. On a limited number of engines for the S 1000 RR (K67), there were two deviations that occurred during the machining work on the crankcase lower section.
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.
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.
MC2300215-0202018-12-10. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR. BMW Motorrad has ascertained that in some cases gearbox shift lever (2) can work loose from gearshift shaft (3). As the distance covered by the motorcycle increases in the course of usage (frequency of gearshifts) the play between gearshift shaft and gearbox shift lever can increase to the extent that the gearbox shift lever works loose.
MC11002162018-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). Process to follow it crankshaft markings cannot be identified.
MC62571524_032018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. During programming ith ISTA/P software version3.58.2.001. a programming abort occurred. Afterwards the vehicle is inoperative and can no longer be started. Repeated programming is not possible with this tversion. Software bug.
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.
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
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.
MC543804542018-11-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Rattling noises from timing gear.
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.
MC623362522018-11-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Side trim panel loose.
MC541497382018-11-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. Instrument cluster control unit fault. Fault 938c is stored in the fault code memory of the cluster. This is a spurious fault entry.
MC614615712018-11-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. Mist forms in the headlight. This is due to condensation and goes away again.
MC500893662018-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. An improper running-in process of inner engine components may lead to accelerated wear and engine damage.
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.
MC32001142018-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. In the framework of quality monitoring, BMW Motorrad has ascertained that in some cases the clutch switch can trip before the clutch has fully disengaged. This is due to an incorrect cam-lobe contour on the clutch lever. For this reason, as of May 2014 the switch had been modified in such a way as to correct the switching point. Subsequently installing a clutch lever with the correct cam-lobe contour on one of these vehicles would change the switching point outside the tolerance window.
MC610300862018-11-05. Service bulletin. TIRES. Replacing a 190E tire with a 200E tire and vise versa causes detrimental effects with the traction control syatem. It is essentail that the correct tire size matches the encoding on the vehicle.
MC638764742018-05-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Various malfunctions in Navigator VI GPS due to older software which requires update.

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