Service bulletins for the 2013 BMW 528i
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.
386 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| B651216 | 2018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Integrated Navigation Voice Not Loud Enough: Integrated Navigation voice guidance is not loud enough to be heard over loud music. |
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| B613014 | 2018-05-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW Maintenance Program: 12-Volt Battery Replacement Measure: This bulletin outlines a customer satisfaction measure that has been designed exclusively for the BMW vehicles listed above. |
| B513016 | 2018-05-07. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK. TAILGATE UNINTENTIONALLY OPENS: Trunk/tailgate may open when vehicle is locked. |
| B662317 | 2018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. CONTACTLESS TAILGATE (SMART OPENER) IS TOO SENSITIVE: When the remote is located in the range of the Smart Opener operation may be the contactless tailgate (Smart Opener) opens / close unintentionally from objects in the vicinity of the rear of the vehicle; for example by a gas filling hose. |
| B841117 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. BMW APPS RANDOMLY STARTS PLAYING ON ITS OWN: While listening to FM, or AM, or Satellite Radio (SDARs), the audio source randomly switches to BMW Apps (Pandora, Spotify, Audible etc.) with no input from driver or passenger. |
| B662317 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. CONTACTLESS TAILGATE (SMART OPENER) IS TOO SENSITIVE: When the remote is located in the range of the Smart Opener operation may be the contactless tailgate (Smart Opener) opens / close unintentionally from objects in the vicinity of the rear of the vehicle; for example by a gas filling hose. |
| B340515 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT AXLE WHEN CORNERING: The customer may complain of a metallic ticking noise from the front axle when cornering, maneuvering, parking or pulling away from a parking space. |
| B111116 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. N20 ENGINE OIL FEED LINE TO THE TURBOCHARGER:Within the BMW ÒmodelÓ vehicles listed above, BMW of North America, LLC (ÒBMW NAÓ) is extending the limited warranty for the engine oil feed line to the turbocharger |
| B110115 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Engine Oil Quick Reference Chart and Drain Plug Torque: The current version of ISTA/D has an error in the engine oil capacity specification for all vehicles with the N63R engine and xDrive. |
| SIB-63-11-14 | 2015-06-10. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH. BMW: ON SOME VEHICLES, WHEN STARTING, LOW BEAM, WITH 0552 OPTION, WOULD BRIEFLY FLASHES, DUE TO A FAULTY LED MAIN LIGHT MODULE THAT NEEDS REPLACING. MODEL 2008-14 F01, F02, F06, F07, F10, F12, F13, F25. *PE |
| SIB-63-10-14 | 2015-06-10. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. BMW: SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCING VARIOUS MESSAGE DISPLAYED REGARDING MALFUNCTION OF LED HEADLIGHT, WITH OPTIONS 0552 AND 0524. *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.