Service bulletin 110513

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10152344
Published by NHTSA	2018-12-17
Manufacturer's number	110513
Manufacturer's date	2013-09-01
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

Turbocharger Coolant Return Pipe Leaking. A Check Control message for low coolant level is displayed. There are traces of coolant leaking in the engine compartment at the turbochargers. The auxiliary coolant pump for the turbochargers does not run during an MSA shutdown. Frequent MSA starts and stops could result in excessive temperatures in the cooling circuit of the turbochargers.

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
BMW M5	2013, 2014
BMW M6	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
12V475000	2012-09-28. 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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