Service bulletin 120915
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| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10147599 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-11-13 |
| Manufacturer's number | 120915 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-01-01 |
| NHTSA component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL |
NHTSA's summary
"SUBJECT N55: Slight Surging at Constant Speeds when Accelerating Very Lightly. The vehicle shudders or surges slightly while driving at constant speeds and applying the accelerator very lightly. This symptom is most easily reproduced under light loads when the current fuel consumption is approximately 3448 miles per gallon. The current fuel consumption can selected and monitored in the instrument cluster while driving (the ""fuel consumption, current"" option is set to active in the settings menu). No relevant fault will be stored in the DME memory. DME software; the fuel injection rate under these conditions is too close to the minimum calculated threshold."
The document
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Components
Throttle and cruise control
| BMW 228I | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
|---|---|
| BMW 320I | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 328D | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 328I | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 330E | 2016 |
| BMW 335I | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 340I | 2016 |
| BMW 428I | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 435I | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 525D XDRIVE | 2014 |
| BMW 528I | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 535D | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 535I | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 535I GRAN TURISMO | 2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW 535I US | 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW 550I | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 550I GRAN TURISMO | 2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW 640I | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 650I | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 3 | 2012 to 2013 |
| BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 3 | 2014, 2015 |
| BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 5 | 2013 |
| BMW M235I | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW M5 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW M6 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW X3 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW X4 | 2015, 2016 |
| BMW X5 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW X6 | 2015, 2016 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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