{"nhtsa_id":10147733,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-13","date":"2015-06-01","document_id":"BMWJUN0915","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Idle current measurement. If a customer complains of a ?flat battery? after the motorcycle has been standing for only a short period of time or a few days, the first step in diagnosing the issue is to measure the idle current of the battery. NOTE: Idle current measurements are taken when the engine is not running. The key positions are off, run and steering lock. The following information is outlined throughout the bulletin: ? Time the control units remain ?On? after the ignition is switched ?Off? ? Acceptable idle current for each model ? How to properly connect a multimeter to measure the idle current","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10147733-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10147733-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10147733","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"battery","name":"12-volt battery","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"BMW","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}