BMW R 1200 GS 2004–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin MC57005523 · NHTSA communication 10147963 · issued Jan 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2004–2018
model years
27
vehicle entries
Official summary
The rear SAF (Dynamic ESA) spring strut is able to twist by a few degrees.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 BMW R 1200 GS
- 2004 BMW R1200 GS
- 2005 BMW R1200 GS
- 2006 BMW R1200 GS
- 2007 BMW R1200 GS
- 2008 BMW R1200 GS
- 2009 BMW R1200 GS
- 2010 BMW R1200 GS
- 2011 BMW R1200 GS
- 2013 BMW R1200 GS
- 2014 BMW R1200 GS
- 2015 BMW R1200 GS
- 2016 BMW R1200 GS
- 2017 BMW R1200 GS
- 2018 BMW R1200 GS
- 2012 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure
- 2013 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure
- 2014 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure
- 2006 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2007 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2008 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2010 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2011 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2015 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2016 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2017 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2018 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
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.