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BMW K1600B 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin MC4600118 · NHTSA communication 10136313 · issued Mar 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

BMW Motorrad quality analysis has established that on K 1600 B (K61) models with central locking system (SA 417) in rare circumstances the side case could open while driving. For affected vehicles, replace the release levers of both cases before delivery or at the next service visit according to repair in-structions 46 54 060 Replacing opening flap in Repair and Service Data BMW Motorrad (AIR).

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.