BMW F850GS 2003–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin MC64011504 · NHTSA communication 10165251 · issued Aug 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2003–2020
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
Vehicles covered
- 2019 BMW F850GS
- 2018 BMW G310 GS
- 2019 BMW G310 GS
- 2020 BMW G310 GS
- 2017 BMW G310R
- 2018 BMW G310R
- 2019 BMW G310R
- 2020 BMW G310R
- 2017 BMW HP4 Race
- 2018 BMW HP4 Race
- 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
- 2019 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
- 2009 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
- 2012 BMW R 1200 R
- 2013 BMW R 1200 R
- 2006 BMW R1200 R
- 2007 BMW R1200 R
- 2008 BMW R1200 R
- 2011 BMW R1200 R
- 2015 BMW R1200 R
- 2016 BMW R1200 R
- 2017 BMW R1200 R
- 2018 BMW R1200 R
- 2019 BMW R1200 R
- 2015 BMW R1200 RS
- 2016 BMW R1200 RS
- 2017 BMW R1200 RS
- 2018 BMW R1200 RS
- 2019 BMW R1200 RS
- 2012 BMW R 1200 RT
- 2013 BMW R 1200 RT
- 2014 BMW R 1200 RT
- 2003 BMW R1200 RT
- 2004 BMW R1200 RT
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.