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Service bulletin 111414

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 id10149282
Published by NHTSA2018-11-26
Manufacturer's number111414
Manufacturer's date2014-10-01
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

Engine Damage Due to Debris in Oil Passages. After performing extensive engine repairs (e.g., cylinder head removal), the engine begins to knock and may lose power. Debris has entered the engine oiling passages during cleaning of the engine block and cylinder head mating surfaces during engine repair.

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

Vehicles listed
BMW 1 SERIES M2011 to 2013
BMW 320I2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 325I2006
BMW 325XI2006
BMW 328D2014, 2015
BMW 328I2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 328XI2007, 2008
BMW 330I2006
BMW 330XI2006
BMW 335D2009, 2010, 2011
BMW 335I2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 335I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 335XI2007, 2008
BMW 525D XDRIVE2014
BMW 528I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 535D2014, 2015
BMW 535I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 535I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 550I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 740LD2015
BMW 740LI2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 750LI2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 760LI2010, 2011, 2012
BMW 760LI2014, 2015
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 32013
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 32014, 2015
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 52012, 2013
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 72012 to 2013
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 72014
BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 72011
BMW M32008, 2009, 2010
BMW M3 US2011
BMW M52013, 2014, 2015
BMW X52007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW X5 M2010 to 2012

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20244682024-08-13. Engine
24V6080002024-08-13. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:PUMP
20235682023-10-20. Engine
23V7070002023-10-20. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20220952022-03-02. Engine
22V1190002022-03-02. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
20217112021-11-19. Engine
20191702019-04-05. Engine
19V2730002019-04-04. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
20185872018-10-26. Engine

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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B0626262026-05-01. Other. Inlet Hose Return
B0616262026-02-25. Other. Double Pipe Return
B0101222026-02-02. Service bulletin. N63TU1 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT SVC CAMPAIGN: OIL CONSUMPTION DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR
B0664252026-01-06. Other. Gasket Return
B0111252025-09-06. Warranty extension. The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Cooler (with EGR Valve) and the Auxiliary Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Cooler limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 25 years without mileage limit as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
B0101252025-09-06. Warranty extension. The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Cooler limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 25 years without mileage limit as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
B0105202025-09-05. Warranty extension. N47/N57 DIESEL ENGINE EGR COOLER REVISED EXT LTD WTY(ELW) COVERAGE/PROCEDURE
B0110182025-09-03. Warranty extension. The N57T diesel engine’s Auxiliary Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Cooler’s component-specific extended limited warranty (ELW) now includes more Model vehicles.
B0111252025-08-13. Warranty extension. The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Cooler (with EGR Valve) and the Auxiliary Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Cooler limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 25 years without mileage limit as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.