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BMW 320I 2009–2016 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin B111615 · NHTSA communication 10147235 · issued Sep 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2016
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

?N20 and N26 engine: Smoke from Exhaust when Starting a Cold Engine. When starting a cold engine, blue smoke can be seen emitting from the exhaust tailpipe for approximately 10-20 seconds. No turbo charger boost faults are stored and no drivability issues can be detected. Engine oil leakage into the induction system and/or the turbo charger assembly.

Vehicles covered

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.