Service bulletins for the 2014 BMW X6
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.
185 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| B110815 | 2018-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. N63 and S63 Engine: Valve Seal Replacement This Service Information bulletin replaces SI B11 08 15 June May 2017 What's New: Diagnostic tips updated. Refer to the following applicable SIBs before replacing the valve seals. B11 07 11 - Turbocharger Failure: Oil Supply and Return Line Blockage and Proper Repair 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 in addition to excessive engine oil consumption Spark plugs fouled with engine oil and excessive engine oil consumption Excessive engine oil consumption Vehicles with less than 40,000 miles should not be considered for valve seal replacement. All Vehicles: A complete oil consumption test, as described inSI B11 03 13, must be performed first, before replacing the valve seals. Do not remove the intake manifolds to clean the intake valve carbon. |
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| B130315 | 2018-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. N20, N26, N55, N63TU, S63TU and S55 Engines: Bosch Injector ETK Part Number Error What's New: ? Procedure change: indentifying injector type using an ISTA test plan. . The current version of the ETK incorporates multiple part number errors for the Bosch type injectors. Ordering the injectors by VIN number or manual identification in ETK may result in an incorrect part number. |
| B111715 | 2018-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. "?N63, N63TU, N63R, S63 AND S63TU ENGINES: UPPER OIL PAN REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B11 17 15 dated October 2016. . INFORMATION When removing and/or installing the engine upper oil pan assembly, the oil pan can sustain damage if this operation is not performed correctly. Before loosening or tightening the engine upper oil pan refer to the newly released Repair Instruction 11 13 010 ""Removing and installing/replacing upper oil sump"" in ISTA/D 3.55.2 or higher for the proper procedures. IMPORTANT: The new repair instructions will state one of the following before reinstalling the upper engine oil pan. ""All threads must be cleaned with screw tap"" Or ""Clean all threads with screw tap. Order number 81 43 0 402 559"" Or ""Clean all threads with a thread cutter"". The current repair instruction terminology will be modified to include this information." |
| B012118 | 2018-10-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE. PRELIMINARY CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT INFORMATION: N63 OIL CONSUMPTION/BATTERY DRAIN: BMW of North America, LLC (ÒBMW NAÓ) has entered into a preliminary nationwide settlement with the plaintiffs (ÒClass MembersÓ) in the following class action: Bang, et al v. BMW of North America, et al. |
| 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. |
| SI B11 05 16 | 2016-07-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Service Action: S63 Engine – Replace Crankcase Vent Connecting Line 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. |
| 12 23 15 | 2016-01-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE (CCM) "DRIVE FAULTY; DRIVE AT MODERATE SPEED" WILL DISPLAY AND ENGINE POWER MAY GO DOWN WHEN ACCELERATING UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS DUE TO DME SOFTWARE ERROR. *MA |
| B-260114 | 2015-09-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE. FRONT DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINTS MAY WEAR OUT PREMATURELY *CN |
| SIB-12-21-14 | 2015-09-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM; ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW: FUEL GAUGE FAILS TO SHOW CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK BUT WOULD UPDATE ITSELF AFTER DRIVING AWHILE AND ILLUMINATION OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION LAMP (MIL) COMES ON, DUE TO SOFTWARE ERROR IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. MODEL 2011-15. *PE |
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