BMW 5 Series 2006–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-11-07-12 · NHTSA communication 10045282 · issued Nov 1, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2006–2011
model years
34
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: while driving vehicle, at times would be rough running; white or blue smoke seen exiting exhaust system and the engine oil is consumed above specifications. *pe updated 1/11/13. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2006 BMW 5 Series
- 2007 BMW 5 Series
- 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
- 2006 BMW 6 Series
- 2007 BMW 6 Series
- 2008 BMW 6 Series
- 2009 BMW 6 Series
- 2010 BMW 6 Series
- 2011 BMW 6 Series
- 2006 BMW 7 Series
- 2007 BMW 7 Series
- 2008 BMW 7-Series
- 2009 BMW 7-Series
- 2010 BMW 7-Series
- 2011 BMW 7-Series
- 2006 BMW X5
- 2008 BMW X5
- 2009 BMW X5
- 2010 BMW X5
- 2011 BMW X5
- 2007 BMW X5 Sav
- 2006 BMW X6
- 2007 BMW X6
- 2008 BMW X6
- 2009 BMW X6
- 2010 BMW X6
- 2011 BMW X6
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.