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BMW F650 GS 2001–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin MC460521 · NHTSA communication 10205109 · issued Nov 3, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2001–2021
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Stress corrosion cracks may occur on the studs of certain milled footrests from the BMW Motorrad special accessories catalog for the GS models.

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.