BMW R 1200 GS 2004–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin MC57256786 · NHTSA communication 10148015 · issued Mar 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2004–2018
model years
27
vehicle entries
Official summary
Seat locking barrel - repair kit not permitted. After the seat lock cylinder has been replaced with a repair kit, the cylinder does not always stay securely installed.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 BMW R 1200 GS
- 2004 BMW R1200 GS
- 2005 BMW R1200 GS
- 2006 BMW R1200 GS
- 2007 BMW R1200 GS
- 2008 BMW R1200 GS
- 2009 BMW R1200 GS
- 2010 BMW R1200 GS
- 2011 BMW R1200 GS
- 2013 BMW R1200 GS
- 2014 BMW R1200 GS
- 2015 BMW R1200 GS
- 2016 BMW R1200 GS
- 2017 BMW R1200 GS
- 2018 BMW R1200 GS
- 2012 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure
- 2013 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure
- 2014 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure
- 2006 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2007 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2008 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2010 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2011 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2015 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2016 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2017 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
- 2018 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
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.