Service bulletin B110516

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10151246
Published by NHTSA	2018-12-10
Manufacturer's number	B110516
Manufacturer's date	2016-04-01
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

"The crankcase ventilation connection line may deteriorate prematurely causing any of the following: vacuum leak various fault codes related to mixture control stored in the DME customer complaints about rough idle speed Check Engine Light illumination. AFFECTED VEHICLES This Service Action involves certain E70 X5 M and E71 X6 M vehicles produced from March 1, 2011 to July 23, 2014. Vehicles which require this Service Action to be completed will show it as ""Open"" when checked either in the ""Service Menu"" of DCSnet (Dealer Communication System) or with the Key Reader."

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 X5	2013
BMW X5 M	2010 to 2012
BMW X6	2013, 2014
BMW X6 M	2010 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
18V336000	2018-05-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

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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