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BMW 1 Series 2010–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIB-12-14-12 · NHTSA communication 10053326 · issued Feb 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010–2011
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

Bmw: different fault codes stored for the n51, n52k, n52t, and n55 engines in the dme related to vanos and camshaft position. *kb updated 11/1/13. *pe updated 05/05/2014 *js

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.