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Service bulletin B110815

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 id10151165
Published by NHTSA2018-12-10
Manufacturer's numberB110815
Manufacturer's date2016-03-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

This Service Information bulletin and attachment supersedes SI B11 08 15 dated November 2015. SUBJECT N63 and S63 Engine: Valve Seal Replacement. Refer to the following applicable SIBs before replacing the valve seals. B11 07 11 - Turbocharger Failure: Oil Supply and Return Line Blockage and Proper Repairs B11 07 12 - N63 Engine: Oil Consumption and/or Rough Running Complaints B11 01 13 - N63 Engine: Engine Oil Consumption, Engine Oil Top-ups and Refill Capacity B11 03 13 - Engine Oil Consumption (all models) If the valve seals are leaking, one of the following will help determine if the seals should be replaced. Smoke from the tailpipe when starting or aggressively accelerating and decelerating the engine Excessive engine oil consumption Spark plugs fouled with engine oil

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, Equipment and accessories, Exhaust and emissions, Exhaust manifold, pipes and muffler

Vehicles listed
BMW 1 SERIES M2011 to 2013
BMW 525D XDRIVE2014
BMW 528I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 535D2014
BMW 535I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
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
BMW 550I GRAN TURISMO2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 640I2012, 2013
BMW 650I2012, 2013
BMW 740I2012, 2013
BMW 740I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 740LI2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 750I2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 750LI2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 760LI2010, 2011, 2012
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 52012, 2013
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 72012 to 2013
BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 72011
BMW F800 R2013
BMW M52013, 2014
BMW M62013
BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW R1200 S ADVENTURE2014
BMW X52009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW X5 M2010 to 2012
BMW X62008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW X6 ACTIVEHYBRID SAC2010 to 2011
BMW X6 M2010 to 2012

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

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