BMW 1 Series M 2008–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B012118 · NHTSA communication 10165276 · issued Aug 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2008–2017
model years
47
vehicle entries
Official summary
While engine oil consumption may create a customer inconvenience in the short term it should not cause any drivability problems that would prevent normal day-to-day operational use of the vehicle.
Vehicles covered
- 2011 BMW 1 Series M
- 2012 BMW 1 Series M
- 2013 BMW 1 Series M
- 2014 BMW 525D Xdrive
- 2011 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW 550I
- 2014 BMW 550I
- 2015 BMW 550I
- 2016 BMW 550I
- 2017 BMW 550I
- 2010 BMW 550I Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 550I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 550I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 650I
- 2013 BMW 650I
- 2014 BMW 650I
- 2015 BMW 650I
- 2016 BMW 650I
- 2017 BMW 650I
- 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
- 2011 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2014 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2015 BMW B7 Alpina
- 2011 BMW X5
- 2012 BMW X5
- 2013 BMW X5
- 2008 BMW X6
- 2009 BMW X6
- 2010 BMW X6
- 2010 BMW X6 Activehybrid Sac
- 2011 BMW X6 Activehybrid Sac
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.