# Service bulletin SIB\-18\-02\-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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10046861
- Published by NHTSA: 2012\-11\-01
- Manufacturer's number: SIB\-18\-02\-12
- Manufacturer's date: 2013\-03\-01
- Replaces: SIB\-18\-02\-12\-A\-
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE \(EGR VALVE\)

## NHTSA's summary

BMW: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE REPLACING AND/OR CHECKING OF EMISSIONS MONITORING COMPONENTS TO INCREASE EMISSIONS STABILITY, HIGH PRESSURE \(HP\) EGR VALVE RESTRICTION OF EXCESSIVE SOOT AND IMPROVED DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID \(DEF\) MIXTURE INTRODUCED IN EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM SCR MIXER. MODEL 2008\-2009 E70, E90. \*PE UPDATED 5/10/13. \*PE

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Engine, Exhaust and emissions, EGR valve

## Vehicles listed

- 2007 to 2009 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2007 to 2009 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2007 to 2008 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2007 to 2008 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2009 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2008 to 2009 BMW X5
- 2007 BMW X5 SAV

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [011214](/bulletins/10148413.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE \(EGR VALVE\); EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. M57 Diesel Engine Throttle Valve \(for EGR\): Limited Warranty Extension to 10 Years/120,000 Miles. INFORMATION BMW of North America, LLC \("BMW NA"\) is extending the limited warranty for the M57 diesel engine's throttle valve \(for EGR\) on the above\-referenced vehicle to: 10 years/120,000 miles, whichever occurs first, as determined from the original in\-service date. This bulletin is a notice of a "limited warranty extension." This is not a notice of a Recall or Service Action. There is no immediate repair required unless the BMW vehicle is currently experiencing this problem. Customer Notification Letter \- VIN and Component\-specific Warranty Extension Even though this is NOT a Recall, BMW NA sent VIN\-specific customer notification letters. A sample letter is attached. Eligible BMW Vehicles To assist you in identifying eligible vehicles, the DCSnet Warranty Vehicle Inquiry has been updated with the following "Vehicle Comment," shown below: BMW of North America, LLC has extended this vehicle's M57 diesel engine throttle valve \(for EGR\) limited warranty to 10 years or 120,000 miles, whichever occurs first, as determined from the original in\-service date. Please see SI B01 12 14. Note: Always check the DCSnet Warranty Vehicle Inquiry "Vehicle Comments" and the "Repair History \(Claims\)" sections first before performing any repairs.
- [B130714](/bulletins/10147005.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE \(EGR VALVE\). DDE Fault Codes 4862 and 4B82 for EGR Air Mass Plausibility. The Service Engine Soon light is illuminated with one or both of the following fault codes stored in the DDE: 4B82 \- Exhaust\-gas recirculation\-rate control, control deviation 4862 \- Air system, air to EGR mass flow, plausibility CAUSE Air mass monitoring of the EGR valve is outside allowable limits.

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