{"nhtsa_id":10150066,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-12-03","date":"2013-06-01","document_id":"121313","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"N55 Engine Does Not Start on First Attempt when Cold. The engine turns over but does not start on the first attempt. It will normally start on the second or third attempt, and no faults are stored in the DME. This occurs sporadically, usually at low ambient temperatures and when the engine is also cold. Unfavorable DME software in conjunction with a partially charged battery","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150066-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150066-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10150066","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"535I","year_from":2011,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_535i","2012_bmw_535i","2013_bmw_535i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"535I US","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_535i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"ACTIVE HYBRID 5","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_bmw_activehybrid-5","2013_bmw_activehybrid-5"]}],"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":[]}