2012 BMW S 1000 RR Technical Service Bulletins

49 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2012 BMW S 1000 RR. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10249027Jan 11, 2024Electrical system. The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle “discharged battery” complaints.
• 10245430Nov 2, 2023Suspension. On the above listed vehicles, lubricant residue can be found on the fork cap on the right side telescoping fork. Vehicles with caps 31 42 1 754 557 and 31 42 1 757 701 can show this residue. These are not leaks at the cap, but assembly grease residue. Forks with this apparent leak have been received and leak testing was performed. NO leaks could be detected.
• 10242927Sep 14, 2023Engine cooling. During the production of the intake camshaft there was a change in the coolant used to prevent localized overheating of parts of the camshaft. Because of this, certain parts of the camshaft may have a changed surface hardness that can result in increased wear of the rocker arms and camshaft over time.
• 10242536Aug 14, 2023Electrical system. Vehicle goes into emergency operation mode and a warning light illuminates on the instrument cluster.
• 10240498Jun 5, 2023Suspension. Check rocker arms and replace where needed.
• 10204667Sep 20, 2021Electrical system. One of the following situations can occur when connecting to BN2000 motorcycles: 1. The installed control units cannot be found when reading out with ISTA. 2. Control units initially communicate after connecting to the vehicle, but communication later stops.
• 10201170Jul 13, 2021Electrical system. When diagnosing fault codes (0x3A13D7, 0x3A13D9), technicians erroneously condemn the electronic throttle grip, which analyses show is rarely the culprit.
• 10200263Jun 14, 2021Electrical system. The engine wiring harness may chafe on the honeycomb structure of the frame. In case of damage to the wiring harness, the wake-up line of the instrument cluster will be damaged.
• 10200256Jun 4, 2021Back-over prevention (rear camera), Air bags. Warning light and fault message in the TFT with faults stored for the rear oxygen sensor (after the catalytic converter). The failure usually occurs shortly after the vehicle handover or the running-in check
• 10194318Apr 1, 2021Electrical system, Engine. Warning light in the instrument cluster for DCC failure in motorcycles equipped with DCC
• 10194316Apr 1, 2021Body and structure. The complaint of leaking telescopic forks is the top warranty claim in many current models,
• 10193517Mar 13, 2021Electrical system. Occassionally the bank angle display is no longer visible in the instrument cluster after enging start.
• 10188992Feb 1, 2021Electrical system. After replacement of the ABS control unit, the malfunction indicator lamp in the instrument cluster lights up and the DME stores the following fault memory: 0x0027ED DME: No CAN message In addition, the changeover riding mode no longer works.
• 10188982Feb 1, 2021Body and structure. Inner trim frame cracked.
• 10188979Feb 1, 2021Engine cooling. During a cold start or while idling in neutral after a brief standstill, the engine runs at higher revolutions, sounds irregular and as if there are misfires (i.e. as if it were only running on 3 cylinders).
• 10188977Feb 1, 2021Electrical system. Battery connection terminal broken off
• 10188972Feb 1, 2021Exterior lighting. When the bike is propped on side stand and is revved up to > 5,000 rpm in neutral gear, the malfunction indicator lamp lights up. (see attached video for an example of this)
• 10188959Feb 1, 2021Equipment. Lurching at partial load range and Idle speed is unstable
• 10181239Sep 1, 2020Engine, Electrical system. The engine wiring harness may chafe on the honeycomb structure of the frame. In case of damage to thewiring harness, the wake-up line of the instrument cluster will be damaged. The instrument cluster will nolonger be activated with "Ignition ON?.
• 10177639Jun 1, 2020Engine cooling. On the S 1000 models, the seal for the coolant circuit of the oil/coolant pump was manufactured from an incorrect material. This could lead to a minor leakage of coolant into the oil circuit. The oil/coolant pump must be replaced.
• 10176385May 1, 2020Engine. BMW Motorrad has ascertained that the engine installed in the affected vehicles may have a burr present in the guide bore for the oil supply of the timing chain. The burr can dislodge over time due to vibrations and oil pressure fluctuations (incl. temperature influences). This can cause a narrowing or restriction of an oil duct or oil spray nozzle. A lack of lubrication (e.g. the timing chain) or insufficient…
• 10170594Dec 1, 2019Engine. On a limited number of engines for the S 1000 RR (K67), there were two deviations that occurred during the machining work on the crankcase lower section.
• 10165274Aug 1, 2019Equipment, Engine. Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
• 10165251Aug 1, 2019Engine, Equipment. Ticking noises from the cylinder hood.
• 10154766Feb 1, 2019Engine. Rattling/chattering engine noise from the timing chain.
• 10149482Oct 1, 2018Engine. Lurching at partial load / idle sped
• 10150064Sep 1, 2018Engine. Oil leaking at the clutch release lever sealing ring in the left housing
• 10135002Feb 2, 2018Engine cooling. After approximately 9000 miles, the timing chain may wear to a point that the chain tensioner's range of adjustment is insufficient to accommodate the change in length. Rattling / chattering noise from the timing gear.
• 10136760Dec 4, 2017Electrical system. Various malfunctions in Navigator VI GPS due to older software which requires update.
• 10136759Nov 18, 2017Electrical system. 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.
• 10215025Jun 1, 2017Equipment. Shipping specific non-deployed vehicle safety devices to lighting resources, llc. This service Information bulletin provides information on shipping "specific" noin-deployed vehicle safety devices that are classified as Dangerous Goods (DG) to Lighting resources, LLC
• 10215024Jun 1, 2017Engine cooling. The engine?s intake charge-air duct limited warranty extension to 10 years/120,000 miles applies to ?eligible USspecification
• 10149274May 1, 2017Transmission and drivetrain, Equipment. Customer complains about an operating failure on the left or right multifunction switch.
• 10151391Jun 1, 2016Engine cooling. Process to follow it crankshaft markings cannot be identified.
• 10151297Apr 1, 2016Electrical system. During programming ith ISTA/P software version3.58.2.001. a programming abort occurred. Afterwards the vehicle is inoperative and can no longer be started. Repeated programming is not possible with this tversion. Software bug.
• 10147913Dec 1, 2015Suspension, Steering. While riding with cruise control and hands off the handle bars there is significant pulling of the motorcycle to one side.
• 10147849Dec 1, 2015Equipment, Body and structure. Side trim panel loose.
• 10147802Oct 1, 2015Electrical system. Instrument cluster control unit fault. Fault 938c is stored in the fault code memory of the cluster. This is a spurious fault entry.
• 10147170Sep 1, 2015Engine, Engine cooling. Rattling / Chattering noise from timing gear. After approximately 9000 mils, the timing chain may wear to the point that the chein tensioners range of adjustment is no longer sufficient to accommodate the change in length.
• 10151428Aug 1, 2015Engine. Rattling/chattering engine noise form the timing gear after approximately 9000 miles. Chain tensioner range of adjustment no longer sufficient.
• 10151425Aug 1, 2015Steering. BMW Motorrad has ascertained that in some cases gearbox shift lever (2) can work loose from gearshift shaft (3). As the distance covered by the motorcycle increases in the course of usage (frequency of gearshifts) the play between gearshift shaft and gearbox shift lever can increase to the extent that the gearbox shift lever works loose.
• 10147229Jul 1, 2015Engine. An improper running-in process of inner engine components may lead to accelerated wear and engine damage.
• 10147756Jun 1, 2015Exterior lighting. Mist forms in the headlight. This is due to condensation and goes away again.
• 10147119Feb 1, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. In the framework of quality monitoring, BMW Motorrad has ascertained that in some cases the clutch switch can trip before the clutch has fully disengaged. This is due to an incorrect cam-lobe contour on the clutch lever. For this reason, as of May 2014 the switch had been modified in such a way as to correct the switching point. Subsequently installing a clutch lever with the correct cam-lobe contour on one of…
• 10149203Oct 1, 2014Engine. Rattling noises from timing gear.
• 10150156Mar 1, 2013Electrical system. BMW Motorrad has ascertained that chafing of the wiring harness can occur on S 1000 RR and HP4 models. The fault symptoms differ, depending on which part of the wiring is damaged.
• 10150152Mar 1, 2013Equipment. New vehicles are being delivered to the dealer with different side stands.
• 10049679Nov 1, 2012Electrical system, Engine. Bmw: if bsd communication is disrupted, oil level sensor data is no longer received by dme. Bsd communication fault(s), after repairs are shortly set, requires removal of ignition harness from cylinder head cover. All models. No model years listed.
• 10049439Oct 12, 2012Fuel system, Engine. Bmw: vehicles needs diagnosing for n63 misfire faults when service engine soon lamp is illuminated. Lack of diagnosing engine or fuel system could cause incorrect diagnosis and repeated repair attempts. No models or model years listed.

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