BMW 128I 2006–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 110907 · NHTSA communication 10150095 · issued Mar 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2006–2009
model years
35
vehicle entries
Official summary
Intermittent Hydraulic Valve Adjuster (HVA) Noise. An occasional ticking or rattling noise from the camshaft hydraulic valve lifters (HVA) may occur during cold engine starts, due to frequent short-distance driving, or the noise may occur for an extended period of time even though the engine is at operating temperature. Improved parts were phased into production beginning on 10/1/2008 and fully implemented on November 31st 2008.
Vehicles covered
- 2008 BMW 128I
- 2009 BMW 128I
- 2006 BMW 325I
- 2006 BMW 325XI
- 2006 BMW 325XIT
- 2007 BMW 328
- 2008 BMW 328
- 2009 BMW 328
- 2007 BMW 328I
- 2008 BMW 328I
- 2009 BMW 328I
- 2007 BMW 328XI
- 2008 BMW 328XI
- 2009 BMW 328XI
- 2006 BMW 330I
- 2006 BMW 330XI
- 2006 BMW 525I
- 2007 BMW 525I
- 2006 BMW 525XI
- 2007 BMW 525XI
- 2008 BMW 528I
- 2009 BMW 528I
- 2006 BMW 530I
- 2007 BMW 530I
- 2006 BMW 530XI
- 2007 BMW 530XI
- 2007 BMW X3
- 2008 BMW X3
- 2009 BMW X3
- 2007 BMW X5
- 2008 BMW X5
- 2009 BMW X5
- 2006 BMW Z4
- 2007 BMW Z4
- 2008 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.