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BMW K 1600 GT 2004–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin MC63849336 · NHTSA communication 10136759 · issued Nov 18, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2004–2018
model years
44
vehicle entries

Official summary

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.

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.