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Service bulletin B161514

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10150905
Published by NHTSA2018-12-10
Manufacturer's numberB161514
Manufacturer's date2016-01-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

SI B16 15 14 January 2016 Fuel Supply Systems Technical Service.This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B16 15 14 dated December 2014, designates changes to this revision. SUBJECT NVLD Tank Leakage FC 190302 Fuel Tank Ventilation and Purge Air System Micro Leak . The engine malfunction warning is illuminated and the following fault code is stored in the DME memory: FC 190302 Fuel tank ventilation and purge air system micro leak leakage greater than 0_5 mm. CAUSE: Contamination of the NVLD pressure switch diaphragm and/or the contamination of the NVLD dust filter.

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

Equipment and accessories, Fuel system, Fuel tank

Vehicles listed
BMW 228I2014, 2015
BMW 320I2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 328D2014, 2015
BMW 328I2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 335I2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 428I2014, 2015
BMW 435I2014, 2015
BMW 525D XDRIVE2014
BMW 528I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 535D2014, 2015
BMW 535I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 535I GRAN TURISMO2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 535I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 550I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 550I GRAN TURISMO2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 640I2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 650I2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 740I2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 740I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 740LD2015
BMW 740LI2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 750I2009, 2010, 2011, 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, 2015
BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 72011
BMW M235I2014, 2015
BMW M32015
BMW M42015
BMW M52013, 2014, 2015
BMW M62013, 2014, 2015
BMW X32011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW X52014, 2015
BMW X62015

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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B1607152018-12-10. Service bulletin. SI B16 07 15 February 2016 Fuel Supply Systems Technical Service. This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B16 07 15 dated January 2016. designates changes to this revision SUBJECT Fuel Tank Non-Return Valve Faults with SES Light. Check Engine Light is illuminated and the following faults are stored in the DME: 0x191A94 - Fuel tank non-return valve: clamped shut 0x191A93 - Fuel tank non-return valve: clamped open CAUSE Software and hardware errors
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B1607152018-11-13. Service bulletin. Fuel Tank Non-Return Valve Faults with SES Light. Check Engine Light is illuminated and the following faults are stored in the DME: 0x191A94 - Fuel tank non-return valve: clamped shut 0x191A93 - Fuel tank non-return valve: clamped open CAUSE Software and hardware errors
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SIB-13-01-112011-08-10. Service bulletin. BMW: A PROCESS HAS BEEN CREATED TO IDENTIFY CAUSES OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE TANK VENTILATION VALVE. *RM UPDATED 4/24/12. *PE