Vehicle report

2016 BMW R 1200 RT

Service bulletins

23 bulletins

Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.

MC330423

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Driveshaft Maintenance Schedule Change

B611305

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle “discharged battery” complaints.

MC000222

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

BMW Motorrad is aware of a number of cases in which the screw connections of the Paralever link and/or the rear brake caliper have loosened in customer vehicles while driving.

M410121

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

The body seam on the rear upper left of the body may not have been completely sealed, causing a water leak.

M650122

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

The Sirius(r) Satellite Radio is inoperative.

M660122

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

The options in the Reversing Assist Camera menu are greyed out and cannot be adjusted.

SIB330222

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Multiple factors may cause the driveshaft to become damaged; among them are corrosion in certain parts of the driveshaft, and wear and tear exacerbated by certain climatic conditions.

SIB610321

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

BATTERY EMPTY DESPITE CHARGER.

MC610821

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

When diagnosing fault codes (0x3A13D7, 0x3A13D9), technicians erroneously condemn the electronic throttle grip, which analyses show is rarely the culprit.

MC660118

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

The bike does not shut down with a short press of the keyless ride button. The keyless Ride button must be pressed for several seconds to shut the bike down

MC64465398

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

The hill start control operation may be sporadic.

MC64444456

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

After updating the Auhtority vehicle I-Level to K001-18-07-520 using ISTA software level 4.13.14 the F1-Push to Talk (PTT) function is deactivated.

MC6100118

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

BMW Motorrad has established that the additional multifunction switches for special vehicles may allow moisture in and can lead to a failure of the LIN bus. In the case of a failure the additional functions will no longer work. For this reason the additional multifunction switches must be replaced on all affected vehicles. K52 Special vehicles produced after 9/29/2017 have improved additional multifunction switches installed.

MC63876474

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Various malfunctions in Navigator VI GPS due to older software which requires update.

MC63849336

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Faulty data means that the programming of the BMS-X at I level K001-17-11-500 is prevented for these vehicles.The faulty I level is expected to be rolled out to the trade with ISTA 4.08 and ISTA/P 3.63.1 from 08.11.2017.

MC3300317

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

In November of 2017 BMW Motorrad updated the rear drive for the K5X model line, as a result longer bolts will be used for the rear brake caliper mounting. Vehicles affected K5x motorcycles produced before and up to 10/31/2017, in the event the rear drive needs replaced or the rear brake caliper is removed and installed.

TEC24

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Tech24 Snap-in Adapter Return

TEC26

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

TEC26 Turbo Charger Return

TEC25

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Tec25 Wishbone Return

SIM010603

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MINI "Enhanced" dealer self authorized (DSA)K goodwill program

SIM110115

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

MINI engine oil part number transition and model year 2016 engine oils

MC61737415

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

The spring strut coveron the left and the hanfwheel cover on the right come loos very easily when being ridden.

MC59279648

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Retrofitting the Switching Assistant Pro. The ESA coding procedure fails when retrofitting the Switching Assistant Pro.

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.