BMW 3 Series 1985–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SI B11 13 07 · NHTSA communication 10025584 · issued Apr 1, 2008
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1985–2008
model years
46
vehicle entries
Official summary
N54 rattle noise from turbocharger area. Models e90, e92 and e93 (3 series) 335i and 335xi; e60 and e61 (5 series) 535i and 535xi, all with n54 engine from the start of production to january 17, 2008 production. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 1986 BMW 3 Series
- 1987 BMW 3 Series
- 1988 BMW 3 Series
- 1989 BMW 3 Series
- 1990 BMW 3 Series
- 1991 BMW 3 Series
- 1992 BMW 3 Series
- 1993 BMW 3 Series
- 1994 BMW 3 Series
- 1995 BMW 3 Series
- 1996 BMW 3 Series
- 1997 BMW 3 Series
- 1998 BMW 3 Series
- 1999 BMW 3 Series
- 2000 BMW 3 Series
- 2001 BMW 3 Series
- 2002 BMW 3 Series
- 2003 BMW 3 Series
- 2004 BMW 3 Series
- 2005 BMW 3 Series
- 2006 BMW 3 Series
- 2007 BMW 3 Series
- 1985 BMW 5 Series
- 1986 BMW 5 Series
- 1987 BMW 5 Series
- 1988 BMW 5 Series
- 1989 BMW 5 Series
- 1990 BMW 5 Series
- 1991 BMW 5 Series
- 1992 BMW 5 Series
- 1993 BMW 5 Series
- 1994 BMW 5 Series
- 1995 BMW 5 Series
- 1996 BMW 5 Series
- 1997 BMW 5 Series
- 1998 BMW 5 Series
- 1999 BMW 5 Series
- 2000 BMW 5 Series
- 2001 BMW 5 Series
- 2002 BMW 5 Series
- 2003 BMW 5-Series
- 2004 BMW 5 Series
- 2005 BMW 5 Series
- 2006 BMW 5 Series
- 2007 BMW 5 Series
- 2008 BMW 5 Series
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.