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Service bulletin 111012

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 id10149293
Published by NHTSA2018-11-26
Manufacturer's number111012
Manufacturer's date2013-01-01
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

?N20 Engine: Repeated Juddering or Surging While Accelerating. The vehicle judders or surges repeatedly while accelerating in hot ambient temperatures between 3,000 RPM and 5,000 RPM. The Service Engine Soon lamp is not illuminated, and no fault codes are stored in the vehicle memory related to this complaint. CAUSE The EPDW (electropneumatic pressure convertor) for the turbocharger wastegate valve is binding internally.

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 320I2013, 2014
BMW 328D2014
BMW 328I2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 335I2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 525D XDRIVE2014
BMW 528I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 535D2014
BMW 535I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 535I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 550I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 32013
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 32014
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 52012, 2013
BMW M52013, 2014
BMW X1 SAV2012 to 2014
BMW X32011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW Z42009, 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
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
20185872018-10-26. Engine
18V7550002018-10-25. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
18V2480002018-04-18. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

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
b0111252026-09-28. 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.
B0101222026-02-02. Service bulletin. N63TU1 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT SVC CAMPAIGN: OIL CONSUMPTION DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR
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.
B0101252025-08-12. 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.
B0639242024-06-01. Service bulletin. Hot-Film Air Mass Meter Return
B0105202024-02-01. Service bulletin. The vehicle demonstrates a power loss and the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) on. The following fault codes may be stored in the DDE: 24CE00 Hot film air mass meter: Ratio of measured to calculated air mass too high 27F000 Charge air hose monitoring in idle: Charge air hose fallen down 290900 Air system, air to EGR air mass flow plausibility: Measured air mass compared to calculated air mass too high 290A00 Air system, air to EGR air mass flow plausibility: measured air mass compared to calculated air mass too high and high charging pressure control deviation