BMW 1 Series M 2007–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B110916 · NHTSA communication 10135021 · issued Feb 1, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2007–2017
model years
57
vehicle entries
Official summary
N63, N63TU, S63 and S63TU Engines: Oil Leak from the Rear: Customer complains that engine oil is leaking from the center of the vehicle. When verified, the engine oil residue can be seen leaking from between the engine and the transmission bell housing.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 BMW 1 Series M
- 2011 BMW 535I US
- 2010 BMW 550I
- 2011 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW 550I
- 2014 BMW 550I
- 2016 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 650I
- 2013 BMW 650I
- 2014 BMW 650I
- 2015 BMW 650I
- 2016 BMW 650I
- 2017 BMW 650I
- 2012 BMW 6 Series
- 2009 BMW 750I
- 2010 BMW 750I
- 2011 BMW 750I
- 2012 BMW 750I
- 2013 BMW 750I
- 2014 BMW 750I
- 2015 BMW 750I
- 2011 BMW 750I US
- 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
- 2015 BMW F800 GT
- 2017 BMW F800 GT
- 2013 BMW M5
- 2014 BMW M5
- 2015 BMW M5
- 2016 BMW M5
- 2013 BMW M6
- 2014 BMW M6
- 2015 BMW M6
- 2016 BMW M6
- 2017 BMW M6
- 2015 BMW R1200 S Adventure
- 2010 BMW X5
- 2011 BMW X5
- 2012 BMW X5
- 2013 BMW X5
- 2011 BMW X5 Diesel Sav
- 2007 BMW X6
- 2008 BMW X6
- 2009 BMW X6
- 2010 BMW X6
- 2011 BMW X6
- 2012 BMW X6
- 2013 BMW X6
- 2014 BMW X6
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.