BMW 525D Xdrive 2011–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B512116 · NHTSA communication 10147019 · issued Aug 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2011–2016
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
WIND NOISE FROM KIDNEY GRILL. Wind noises/whistling noises from the front end of the vehicle or from the area of the front windshield. CAUSE Air passing through the gap between the front kidney grill and the body on LCI vehicles only. Install foam strips between kidney grills and body
Vehicles covered
- 2014 BMW 525D Xdrive
- 2011 BMW 528I
- 2012 BMW 528I
- 2013 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 528I
- 2015 BMW 528I
- 2016 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 535D
- 2015 BMW 535D
- 2016 BMW 535D
- 2011 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I
- 2013 BMW 535I
- 2014 BMW 535I
- 2015 BMW 535I
- 2016 BMW 535I
- 2011 BMW 535I US
- 2011 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW 550I
- 2014 BMW 550I
- 2015 BMW 550I
- 2016 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2013 BMW M5
- 2014 BMW M5
- 2015 BMW M5
- 2016 BMW M5
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.