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BMW R 1200 GS 2004–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin MC3600118 · NHTSA communication 10160232 · issued Apr 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2004–2019
model years
35
vehicle entries

Official summary

During the course of quality analysis, it was determined by BMW Motorrad that in the production period from February 2018 to end of June 2018, cross-spoked wheels with reduced spoke tension have been produced.

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.