BMW F800 S 2008–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SB-31-002-08 · NHTSA communication 10030771 · issued Jul 1, 2008
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2008–2009
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw motorcycle: replacing steering damper. There is a possibility of the coating becoming detached from the inside face of the cylinder. This detached coating could partially clog the oil bores, with the result that the action of the steering damper could become stiff. No model years listed. *pe
Vehicles covered
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.