BMW X3 2011–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B160117 · NHTSA communication 10146533 · issued Feb 1, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2011–2017
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
?DELIVERY STOP: ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FILTER. A Delivery Stop has been issued on the BMW X3 and X4 produced from February 3, 2017 ? February 7, 2017 involving the activated charcoal filter and holding bracket. The filter and the bracket must be inspected for cracks and replaced if necessary. Approximately 333 vehicles affected by this stop are in dealer inventory. Vehicles which are affected will show the campaign as ?Open? when checked either in AIR or ISPA Next. Once the Warranty Vehicle Inquiry system is updated on Saturday, February 25, 2017 it will display the same information. The affected
Vehicles covered
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.