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BMW 3 Series 2011–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin 11 13 15 · NHTSA communication 10058986 · issued Jul 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2012
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

The plastic oil filter might fail which will cause a leakage to the internal and /or external engine oil or coolant

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.