Service bulletin B121516
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 | 10146811 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-11-05 |
| Manufacturer's number | B121516 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2016-09-01 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE |
NHTSA's summary
"VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN 16E-A04: DME - OBD. The DME software calibration for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) on board diagnosis (OBD) may not function correctly. This would not cause problems with the vehicle emissions, but could cause it not to pass the OBD readiness Inspection/Maintenance test in certain states. ModelTarget Integration levelE89 (Z4)E89X-16-03-502 or higherAFFECTED VEHICLES This Emissions Recall Campaign affects E89 vehicles with the N54 and N54T engines produced February 25, 2009 to August 1, 2011. First check if a Recall Completion Label, SD 92-435 for this campaign is already attached to the underside of the hood on the right (passenger) rear close to the windshield. If the label is present, the Campaign has already been performed and no further action is necessary. Affected vehicles which require this Recall Campaign to be completed will show it as ""Open"" when checked either in AIR, the ""Service Menu"" of DCSnet (Dealer Communication System) or with the Key Reader."
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Engine
| BMW Z4 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2024468 | 2024-08-13. Engine |
|---|---|
| 24V608000 | 2024-08-13. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:PUMP |
| 2023568 | 2023-10-20. Engine |
| 23V707000 | 2023-10-20. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| 2022095 | 2022-03-02. Engine |
| 22V119000 | 2022-03-02. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) |
| 17V683000 | 2017-10-30. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) |
| 2017470 | 2017-09-28. Engine |
| 2014170 | 2014-05-13. Engine |
| 2014127 | 2014-04-10. Engine |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| SIM010717 | 2022-07-05. Service bulletin. The engine?s intake charge-air duct limited warranty extension to 10 years/120,000 miles applies to ?eligible USspecification |
|---|---|
| SIB010717 | 2022-07-05. Service bulletin. The engine coolant thermostat component-specific limited warranty extension to 10 years/120,000 |
| SIB110317 | 2021-12-13. Service bulletin. BMW of North America, LLC BMW NA is extending the limited warranty for the engine timing chain and oil pump drive chain modules to: 7 years/70,000 miles as determined by the vehicle's original in-service date |
| B110317 | 2021-12-13. Service bulletin. For the above-referenced vehicles, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA) is extending the limited warranty for the engine timing chain and oil pump drive chain modules to: 7 years/70,000 miles as determined by the vehicle's original in-service date. |
| B110317 | 2021-11-08. Service bulletin. BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA) is extending the limited warranty for the engine timing chain and oil pump drive chain modules to: 7 years/70,000 miles as determined by the vehicle's original in-service date |
| B011321 | 2021-07-19. Service bulletin. CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT: N54/N54T/N55 ELECTRIC ENGINE COOLANT PUMP . With the court's FINAL approval, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA) has entered a nationwide settlement with the plaintiffs in the following class action: Oliver, et al v. BMW NA, et al |
| B011321 | 2021-07-06. Service bulletin. CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT: N54/N54T/N55 ELECTRIC ENGINE COOLANT PUMP . With the court's FINAL approval, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA) has entered a nationwide settlement with the plaintiffs in the following class action: Oliver, et al v. BMW NA, et al |
| B160213 | 2021-05-17. Service bulletin. A manufacturing defect inside the electric fuel delivery unit (in-tank fuel pump) pressure-limiting valve will result in a noise while driving. This defect will not lead to fuel pump failure or loss of power. |
| B110317 | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. N20 AND N26 ENGINE TIMING CHAIN AND OIL PUMP DRIVE CHAIN: Whining noise from the lower engine area near the engine oil pump that increases frequency when increasing the engine RPM. Wear on the engine oil pump chain drive and timing chain sprockets. |
| 122011 | 2019-07-10. Service bulletin. N54, N54T - Catalytic Converter Conversion Faults Stored. The Service Engine Soon (MIL) lamp could come on with one or both of the following faults stored in the DME: * 29F4: catalytic converter conversion - bank 1 * 29F5: catalytic converter conversion - bank 2 DME software diagnostic error. |