{"nhtsa_id":10151157,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-12-10","date":"2016-03-01","document_id":"B010216","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"N20 Engine Coolant Thermostat: Limited Warranty Extension to 10 Years/120,000 Miles F30 (320i Sedan) Model Years 2013 and 2014 produced from 2/28/2013 to 3/31/2014 F30 (320i xDrive Sedan) Model Years 2013 and 2014 produced from 2/26/2013 to 3/31/2014 F30 (328i Sedan) Model Years 2012, 2013 and 2014 produced from 10/19/2011 to 3/31/2014 F30 (328i xDrive Sedan) Model Years 2013 and 2014 produced from 11/23/2011 to 3/29/2014 F31 (328i xDrive Sports Wagon) Model Year 2014 produced from 12/05/2012 to 3/29/2014 F32 (428i Coupe) Model Year 2014 produced from 6/27/2013 to 3/31/2014 F32 (428i xDrive Coupe) Model Year 2014 produced from 3/13/2013 to 3/28/2014 F33 (428i xDrive Convertible) Model Year 2014 produced from 7/17/2013 to 3/31/2014 F34 (328i xDrive Gran Turismo) Model Year 2014 produced from 6/12/2013 to 3/31/2014 With the N20 engine. This is NOT a notice of a Recall or Service Action. There is no immediate repair required unless the BMW vehicle is currently experiencing this problem. Customer Notification Letter - VIN and Component-specific Warranty Extension Even though this is NOT a Recall, BMW NA will be sending VIN-specific customer notification letters in a phased release.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10151157-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10151157-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10151157","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"labels-manuals","name":"Labels and manuals","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"X5","year_from":2011,"year_to":2011,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_x5"]}],"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":[]}