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Service bulletin SI B11 13 07

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10025584
Published by NHTSA2008-08-22
Manufacturer's numberSI B11 13 07
Manufacturer's date2008-04-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

NHTSA's summary

N54 RATTLE NOISE FROM TURBOCHARGER AREA. MODELS E90, E92 AND E93 (3 SERIES) 335I AND 335XI; E60 AND E61 (5 SERIES) 535I AND 535XI, ALL WITH N54 ENGINE FROM THE START OF PRODUCTION TO JANUARY 17, 2008 PRODUCTION. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine, Turbocharger or supercharger

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES1986, 1987
BMW 3 SERIES1986
BMW 3 SERIES1987
BMW 3 SERIES1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1987, 1988
BMW 3 SERIES1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
BMW 3 SERIES1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2007
BMW 3 SERIES2007
BMW 3 SERIES2007
BMW 3 SERIES2007
BMW 5 SERIES1985 to 2002
BMW 5 SERIES2004 to 2008
BMW 5-SERIES2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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SIB-11-13-072011-06-02. Service bulletin. BMW: THERE IS A CLANKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE OR EXHAUST AREA. WASTEGATE VALVE IS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSING AND CLANKING. *RM UPDATED 7/17/12. *PE
SIB-11-14-072010-05-26. Service bulletin. BMW VEHICLE: N54 TURBOCHARGER WASTE GATE CONTROL NOISES AND OPERATION. AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE, A SLIGHT RATTLE NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS NOISE IS SIMILAR TO A MECHANICAL TYPEWRITER. IN ADDITION, THE COMPLAINTS OF A SLIGHT REDUCTION OF POWER SIMILAR TO AN INCREASED TURBO LAG. THE VACUUM SUPPLY TO THE WASTE GATES MAY BE RESTRICTED OR BLOCKED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SI-B12-28-072010-01-07. Service bulletin. BMW: COMPLAINTS THAT THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAS ENTERED THE ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE AND THAT THE TURBOCHARGER BOOST IS REDUCED. E82, E88, E90, E92, E93, E60, E61, AND E71. ALL MODELS WITH NAY ENGINES. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 09/30/11. *PE