BMW 320I 2009–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 111212 · NHTSA communication 10149427 · issued Feb 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2014
model years
44
vehicle entries
Official summary
N20 Engine: Engine Oil Filter Application. INFORMATION The current version of EPC does not provide all available options for the engine oil filters that are used in the N20 engine. The illustrations below will help identify the proper engine oil filter application until the EPC is corrected. Vehicles produced prior to 6/2012 will be equipped with a black plastic oil filter housing (1). In this case, engine oil filter kit P/N 11 42 7 634 291 should be used. Vehicles produced as of 6/2012 and later will be equipped with a silver aluminum oil filter housing (1). In this case, engine oil filter ki
Vehicles covered
- 2013 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 328D
- 2012 BMW 328I
- 2013 BMW 328I
- 2014 BMW 328I
- 2012 BMW 335I
- 2013 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 525D Xdrive
- 2011 BMW 528I
- 2012 BMW 528I
- 2013 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 535D
- 2011 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I
- 2013 BMW 535I
- 2014 BMW 535I
- 2011 BMW 535I US
- 2011 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW 550I
- 2014 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2014 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2013 BMW M5
- 2014 BMW M5
- 2014 BMW R1200 S Adventure
- 2012 BMW X1 Sav
- 2013 BMW X1 Sav
- 2014 BMW X1 Sav
- 2011 BMW X3
- 2012 BMW X3
- 2013 BMW X3
- 2014 BMW X3
- 2009 BMW Z4
- 2010 BMW Z4
- 2011 BMW Z4
- 2012 BMW Z4
- 2013 BMW Z4
- 2014 BMW Z4
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.