BMW 5-Series 2008–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin RC-11V-521 · NHTSA communication 10044281 · issued Dec 1, 2011
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2008–2011
model years
20
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: see document search button for owner letter. On certain model year 2008-2011 vehicles, a defect involving the electric auxiliary water pump can over heat or fail to cool engine and fire may occur in vehicle or engine compartment. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2008 BMW 5-Series
- 2009 BMW 5-Series
- 2010 BMW 5 Series
- 2011 BMW 5 Series
- 2008 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo
- 2009 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo
- 2010 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo
- 2008 BMW 7-Series
- 2009 BMW 7-Series
- 2010 BMW 7-Series
- 2011 BMW 7-Series
- 2008 BMW X5 Sav
- 2009 BMW X5 Sav
- 2010 BMW X5 Sav
- 2011 BMW X5 Sav
- 2008 BMW X6 Sav
- 2009 BMW X6 Sav
- 2010 BMW X6 Sav
- 2011 BMW X6 Sav
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.