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Service bulletin SIB-13-04-15

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 id10058483
Published by NHTSA2015-09-26
Manufacturer's numberSIB-13-04-15
Manufacturer's date2015-04-01
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

NHTSA's summary

BMW: PROCEDURAL INFORMATION ON THE INSTALLATION OF FUEL SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE SENSOR AND NOT CORRECTLY INSTALLED WILL LEAD TO FAILURE OF LOW PRESSURE SENSOR AND METAL SUPPLY LINE. MODEL 2008-14. *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

Fuel system

Vehicles listed
BMW 5 SERIES2010 to 2012
BMW 6 SERIES2011 to 2012
BMW 7 SERIES2008
BMW 7-SERIES2008 to 2012
BMW X52010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW X62008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
16V7460002016-10-17. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
20165052016-10-13. Fuel System
13V3390002013-08-07. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL: PRE-HEATER
20132662013-08-02. Fuel System

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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