Vehicle report
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.
MC330524
In some R 1300 model motorcycles, it has been detected that the rear wheel swingarm has play in theaxial direction. The mounting of the swingarm to the frame is comparable to the F and S model motorcycles. During the mounting of the swingarm axle, this creates different tensions from motorcycle to motorcycle pulling theframe together. Resulting in little to no axial play allowing axial movement on the swingarm axle.
MC320224
The Blow-By clearance tolerance at the handbrake lever fitting may be below than what is stated by the manufacturer, which can lead to slight braking pressure in the front brakes under certain settings (e.g. warm outside temp to warm breaks, etc…) with a slow release of pressure over time. Several conditions must be achieved for this to occur: 1.The FCW (Front Collision Warning) rider assistant system must be activated. 2.The FCW must trigger a warning based on the traffic condition. Moderate pressure must build up in the brake system during this warning trigger. 3.The handbrake lever fitting’s blow by clearance must be below the tolerance level specified by the manufacturer. In some instances, the brake pressure built up by the FCW will not release immediately because the sealing lip in the piston can become blocked by the insufficient blow by clearance and will slowly release the pressure over time. In the cases above, it is always the result of an incorrectly adjusted handbrake lever fitting as the FCW assistance system works correctly and reliably. Only in isolated cases the manufacturer had delivered handbrake lever fittings in which the blow by clearance is set too low. NOTE: The Standard setting of the handbrake lever fitting piston blow by clearance MUST NOT be adjusted, not even to adjust free travel or for assembly of aftermarket accessory levers!!!!! The seal on the locking screw is to prevent manipulation and MUST NOT BE BROKEN. Examples of untampered and tampers fittings are below with an example of the location.
MC610225
On vehicles with optional equipment X22AA “automated shift assistant”, the selector drum may rotate the opposite direction briefly when downshifting in manual mode (‘M’ mode), particularly across transmission position ‘N’ (e.g. when shifting from 2nd gear to 1st gear). In some cases, this opposite rotation is detected as a fault due to overly sensitive component monitoring. The rider receives a corresponding warning message in the instrument cluster; the engaged gear remains engaged. The vehicle goes into a safe driving mode as designed (continue driving at idle speed only). Following turning the motorcycle of and back on again, the fault is reset, and the automated shift assistant function is available again.
MC340224
It has been found after a quality inspection it was found that the front brake rotor bolts may not have beentightened with the correct torque at the factory.
MC611024
After a quality inspection it has been determined moisture/water can enter the right multifunction switch andcause malfunctions. This issue does not impact vehicles with production dates of 07/01/2024 or later.
mc610824
A small quantity of R 1300 GS’s and GS Adventures were assembled with a wiring harness where the relayand its new protective holder were pre-assembled using a safe process by the wiring harness supplier. Theprocess does not cause any damage during assembly. The result being these units are not required to bepart of the current ongoing recall “61 07 24 Recall 24V-557: Replace Starter Relay”. However, these units were produced with a semiconductor style starter relay and we are moving to the newelectromechanical starter relay. As of model year 2025 units in series production at the factory, the conversion to the new styleelectromechanical starter relay will be carried out.
MC110524
The R 1300 GS Adventure is not delivered with engine protection bars mounted as the bike will not fit in thecrate with the protection bars installed. The trim is not mounted on the protection bars. The protection bars and trim will continue to be packaged separately up to the third quarter of 2024. Afterthis time the trim will be mounted on the protection bars and packaged together in the crate. In individual cases, after installing the trim, the trim may come into contact with the welded seam of theengine protection bar on the right-hand side in the rear lower driving position
MCAS5724
Handbrake Control Assembly Return
MC110324
After quality inspection it has been found that the bolting torque process of the engine crankcase to frame was not adequate. As a result, there may be an effect on the rigidity of the general engine to frame combination.
MC650324
Due to a software error, the smart phone with connected app is paired to the motorcycle, but the app does not connect to the motorcycle.
MC110224
A group of guide rings for the control piston in the oil sump were made with a different material. This can degrade the operation of the control piston over time and can cause engine damage due to insufficient oil supply.
MC330124
The Dynamic Suspension Adjustment (DSA) chassis cannot be calibrated. Various causes can lead to thisfault.
MC610524
eCall failure with fault code 0xB7F334 – Provisioning: Control unit is not provisioned. Caused by a software error if a control unit reset is carried out while there is insufficient communicationreception.
MC610424
Customer complains of occasional no or poor engine start, or engine start breaks off. After that, an immediate restart is not possible. The following fault is stored in the engine control unit: 0x3A3050 - Starter relay, system protection. The fault is stored because the bike is prevented from starting 5 seconds after the predefined maximumcurrent for starting operation has been exceeded.
MC770324
The touchscreen does not react to operation and or switches independently between displays. Caused by a leak between the screen layers.
MC230124
After setting or resetting gear position adaptation values in ISTA it appears that the procedure wassuccessful and the gears have been taught in; however, a gear adaptation value fault exists. Due to a display error, the gear indicator does not flash when the gears have not been taught, but also lights up permanently for these gears.
MC460224
Calibration of one or both ride height sensors fail due to the ride height sensor/s are not positioned correctly.
MC610224
Situation 1) Li-Ion battery is discharged below 2.5 Vdc. Situation 2) Fault stored for wrong battery installed.
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.