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Service bulletin SIB-16-08-12

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 id10046679
Published by NHTSA2012-10-18
Manufacturer's numberSIB-16-08-12
Manufacturer's date2012-10-01
ReplacesSIB-16-08-12-1
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

BMW: IMPROPER DETECTION OF AN EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM LEAK CAUSED BY CONTAMINATION OF POPPET VALVE INSIDE PRESSURE SWITCH FOR TANK LEAKAGE DIAGNOSIS MODULE (NVLD-NATURAL VACUUM LEAK DETECTION), WILL BE REPLACED. MODEL 2011 F10. *PE UPDATED 1/11/13. *PE

The document

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Components

Fuel system, Fuel tank

Vehicles listed
BMW 5 SERIES2011

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