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BMW 135I 2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIB-11-07-11 · NHTSA communication 10040845 · issued Mar 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010
model years
27
vehicle entries

Official summary

Bmw: loss of performance and turbocharger noise due to the oil supply restricted, causing oil starvation and resulting in the seizing of the turbocharger assembly. *rm updated 7/09/13. *pe updated 9/25/15. *pe

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.