{"nhtsa_id":10149296,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-26","date":"2013-01-01","document_id":"121412","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"N51, N52K, N52T and N55 Engine: Various Faults Stored in DME Related to VANOS and Camshaft Position. A rattling noise can be heard from the engine compartment; the engine has a loss of power; and the Service Engine Soon lamp is illuminated. One or more of the following faults may be stored. E70, E71, E82, E88, E90, E92 and E93: 2D5A - VANOS, intake: control fault, camshaft sticking 2D5B - VANOS, intake: control fault, position not reached 2D60 - VANOS, exhaust: control fault, camshaft sticking 2D61 - VANOS, exhaust: control fault, position not reached 2D9F - camshaft input sensor: signal implausible 2DA1 - Camshaft exhaust sensor: signal implausible 300C - Camshaft input sensor: signal high 300D - Camshaft input sensor: signal low 300E - Camshaft exhaust sensor: signal high 300F - Camshaft exhaust sensor: signal low F07, F10, F12, F13 and F25: 130104 - VANOS, intake: control fault, camshaft sticking 130108 - VANOS, intake: control fault, position not reached 130304 - VANOS, exhaust: control fault, camshaft sticking 130308 - VANOS, exhaust: control fault, position not reached 130E11 - Camshaft input sensor: signal implausible 130F11 - Camshaft exhaust sensor: signal implausible 164020 - Camshaft input sensor: signal high 164021 - Camshaft input sensor: signal low 164030 - Camshaft exhaust sensor: signal high 164031 - Camshaft exhaust sensor: signal low CAUSE One or both (intake and/or exhaust) of the VANOS gear assemblies have failed; the attaching bolts may have also loosened and/or broken.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10149296-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10149296-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10149296","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"1 SERIES","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"1 SERIES M","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"128I","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_128i","2011_bmw_128i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"128I US","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_128i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"135I","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_135i","2011_bmw_135i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"135I US","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_135i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"328","year_from":2010,"year_to":2010,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"328I","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_328i","2011_bmw_328i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"328XI","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"335","year_from":2010,"year_to":2010,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"335D","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_335d","2011_bmw_335d"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"335I","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_335i","2011_bmw_335i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"335I US","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_335i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"335IS","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_335is"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"335XI","year_from":2010,"year_to":2010,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"528I","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_528i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"535I","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_535i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"535I GRAN TURISMO","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_535i","2011_bmw_535i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"535I US","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_535i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"550I","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_550i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"550I GRAN TURISMO","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_550i","2011_bmw_550i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"M3","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_m3","2011_bmw_m3"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"M3 US","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X3","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_x3"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X5","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_x5","2011_bmw_x5"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X5 M","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X6","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_bmw_x6","2011_bmw_x6"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X6 M","year_from":2010,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}