BMW 1 Series M 2009–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B513015 · NHTSA communication 10147546 · issued Jul 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2009–2015
model years
43
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service Action: Replace the Tailgate Tension Spring. Tailgate does not stay in fully open position.
Vehicles covered
- 2011 BMW 1 Series M
- 2012 BMW 1 Series M
- 2013 BMW 1 Series M
- 2014 BMW 525D Xdrive
- 2012 BMW 740I
- 2013 BMW 740I
- 2014 BMW 740I
- 2015 BMW 740I
- 2011 BMW 740I US
- 2015 BMW 740LD
- 2011 BMW 740LI
- 2012 BMW 740LI
- 2013 BMW 740LI
- 2014 BMW 740LI
- 2015 BMW 740LI
- 2009 BMW 750I
- 2010 BMW 750I
- 2011 BMW 750I
- 2012 BMW 750I
- 2013 BMW 750I
- 2014 BMW 750I
- 2015 BMW 750I
- 2009 BMW 750LI
- 2010 BMW 750LI
- 2011 BMW 750LI
- 2012 BMW 750LI
- 2013 BMW 750LI
- 2014 BMW 750LI
- 2015 BMW 750LI
- 2010 BMW 760LI
- 2011 BMW 760LI
- 2012 BMW 760LI
- 2014 BMW 760LI
- 2015 BMW 760LI
- 2015 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2011 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2014 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2013 BMW F800 R
- 2013 BMW R 1200 GS
- 2011 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure
- 2015 BMW R Nine T
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.