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Service bulletin 280114

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 id10149361
Published by NHTSA2018-11-26
Manufacturer's number280114
Manufacturer's date2014-10-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

DCT Transmission: Oil Leakage Diagnosis. INFORMATION Incorrect diagnosis of DCT (Double-clutch Transmission) oil leaks may lead to unnecessary part replacements and repeat customer repair visits. When diagnosing complaints related to DCT fluid leaks, please use the attached diagnostic procedure. WARRANTY INFORMATION Not applicable. ATTACHMENTS View PDF attachment B280114_DCT_Oil_Leak_Diagnosis. [ Copyright (c)2014 BMW of North America, Inc. ] https://www.bmwtis.net/tiscode/cgi-bin/bulletin.aspx?sie_path=/tsb/bulletins/htm_store/16672.2.B28011... 12/24/2014

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

Transmission and driveline

Trouble codes named

B2801

Vehicles listed
BMW 1 SERIES2011
BMW 1 SERIES M2011
BMW 128I2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
BMW 128I US2009 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 128I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 135I2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 135I COUPE2007
BMW 135I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 3282007 to 2010
BMW 328I2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 328XI2007, 2008
BMW 328XI2009 to 2010
BMW 3352007 to 2010
BMW 335I2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 335I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 335IS2011
BMW 335IS2013
BMW 335XI2008
BMW 335XI2009 to 2010
BMW 640I2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 650I2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW M32008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW M32015
BMW M3 US2011
BMW M42015
BMW M52013, 2014, 2015
BMW M62013, 2014, 2015
BMW Z42009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20172422017-05-03. Powertrain
20170492017-02-03. Powertrain
17V0670002017-02-02. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
16V5400002016-07-19. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
15V7820002015-11-23. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
20144352014-10-03. Powertrain
20113472011-09-20. Powertrain
11V4760002011-09-15. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
08V5950002008-11-14. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
20083992008-11-05. Powertrain

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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