BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo 2008–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-11-16-14 · NHTSA communication 10057338 · issued May 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2008–2013
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: on certain vehicles, engine timing chain should be checked for early stages of wear, and a repair solution should be provided. *pe updated 9/25/15. *pe updated 10/6/15. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2009 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo
- 2010 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 6 Series
- 2012 BMW 6 Series
- 2008 BMW 7-Series
- 2009 BMW 7-Series
- 2010 BMW 7-Series
- 2011 BMW 7-Series
- 2012 BMW 7-Series
- 2010 BMW X5
- 2011 BMW X5
- 2012 BMW X5
- 2013 BMW X5
- 2008 BMW X6
- 2009 BMW X6
- 2010 BMW X6
- 2011 BMW X6
- 2012 BMW X6
- 2013 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.