BMW 525D Xdrive 2011–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 340614 · NHTSA communication 10148181 · issued Dec 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2011–2015
model years
35
vehicle entries
Official summary
M5 and M6 Front Axle Brake Squeak with Compound Brake System. A squeaking noise can be heard when braking from a slow speed. This situation may apply to M5 and M6 vehicles fitted with the metallic brake pads (P/N 34 11 2 284 869). These pads can be identified by the absorber weights at the top and bottom. Due to the design of the fixed caliper brake system, an unfavorable interaction between components may cause a squeaking noise.
Vehicles covered
- 2014 BMW 525D Xdrive
- 2011 BMW 528I
- 2012 BMW 528I
- 2013 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 528I
- 2015 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 535D
- 2015 BMW 535D
- 2011 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I
- 2013 BMW 535I
- 2014 BMW 535I
- 2015 BMW 535I
- 2011 BMW 535I US
- 2011 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW 550I
- 2014 BMW 550I
- 2015 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 640I
- 2013 BMW 640I
- 2014 BMW 640I
- 2015 BMW 640I
- 2012 BMW 650I
- 2013 BMW 650I
- 2014 BMW 650I
- 2015 BMW 650I
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2013 BMW M5
- 2014 BMW M5
- 2015 BMW M5
- 2013 BMW M6
- 2014 BMW M6
- 2015 BMW M6
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.