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BMW 550I 2009–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 121913 · NHTSA communication 10150163 · issued Nov 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2014
model years
23
vehicle entries

Official summary

?Service Action: Program Control Units (Oil Level Sensor). Due to a signal error from the oil level sensor, the vehicle could display an erroneous message indicating that an oil service is due after only a short distance has been traveled.

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.