Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||||
| SIB-63-02-01 | 08/01/2010 | 10037025 | Ready | 04/27/2011 | |
| SIB-63-02-01 | 08/01/2010 | 10037025 | Bmw: procedure for determining and replacing incandescent and halogen light bulbs under warranty. *rm | 04/27/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 01/17/2012 | 30000 | ||
| The turn signals began with intermitted malfunction and have now failed completely. after investigating i found that this is a typical failure on bmw motorcycles and has been traced to non-functional micro switches in the handle bar control assemblies, both left and right. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TAIL LIGHTS | |||
| 07/01/2007 | 17500 | 1 | 01/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 bmw r1200 gs. the contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing final drive bearing failure. he stated that the rear wheel became flat. when he removed the wheel, it was discovered that a loose bearing caused the failure. he stated that bmw does not consider this to be a safety issue. the contact is having the vehicle repaired with new bearings. the powertrain was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 17,500. the consumer stated dealer replaced bearings and seals @ 17,670 and the second dealer replaced complete final drive and cover @ 18,699. the dealer stated rear differential failure and remove tail light. updated 11/21/07 *tr | |||