BMW F650 1997–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin MC51142327 · NHTSA communication 10193504 · issued Sep 9, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1997–2016
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Leaks have been reported in fork legs. The cause is reported be from oil lubricating film with accompanying dirt/grease ring is incorrectly interpreted to be a leaking fork leg. Investigations have shown that the part is not defective.
Vehicles covered
- 2001 BMW F650
- 2003 BMW F650 CS
- 2004 BMW F650 CS
- 2005 BMW F650 CS
- 2007 BMW F 650 GS
- 2008 BMW F 650 GS
- 2009 BMW F 650 GS
- 2003 BMW F650 GS
- 2004 BMW F650 GS
- 2005 BMW F650 GS
- 2006 BMW F650 GS
- 2007 BMW F650 GS
- 2008 BMW F650 GS
- 2009 BMW F650 GS
- 2010 BMW F650 GS
- 2011 BMW F650 GS
- 2012 BMW F650 GS
- 2001 BMW F650GS
- 2002 BMW F650GS
- 2004 BMW F650 GS Dakar
- 2005 BMW F650 GS Dakar
- 2006 BMW F650 GS Dakar
- 2007 BMW F650 GS Dakar
- 2001 BMW F650GS Dakar
- 2002 BMW F650GS Dakar
- 2007 BMW F 800 ST
- 2008 BMW F 800 ST
- 2009 BMW F 800 ST
- 2008 BMW F800 ST
- 2009 BMW F800 ST
- 2010 BMW F800 ST
- 2009 BMW G 650 GS
- 2011 BMW G 650 GS
- 2013 BMW G 650 GS
- 2014 BMW G 650 GS
- 2015 BMW G 650 GS
- 2016 BMW G 650 GS
- 2009 BMW G650GS
- 2013 BMW G650GS
- 2014 BMW G650GS
- 2015 BMW G650GS
- 2016 BMW G650GS
- 2013 BMW G 650 GS Serato
- 2014 BMW G 650 GS Serato
- 2013 BMW G650GS Sertao
- 2014 BMW G650GS Sertao
- 2015 BMW G650GS Sertao
- 2003 BMW K 1200 RS
- 1997 BMW K1200RS
- 1998 BMW K1200RS
- 1999 BMW K1200RS
- 2000 BMW K1200RS
- 2001 BMW K1200RS
- 2002 BMW K1200RS
- 2003 BMW R 1150 GS
- 2000 BMW R1150GS
- 2001 BMW R1150GS
- 2002 BMW R1150GS
- 2003 BMW R1150GS
- 2001 BMW R 1150 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.