BMW 525D Xdrive 2011–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B661616 · NHTSA communication 10146845 · issued Sep 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2011–2017
model years
52
vehicle entries
Official summary
BUZZING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. While driving at highway speeds, on older (worn) road surfaces, a buzzing noise is heard coming from the steering wheel. The Lane Departure Warning (LDW) vibration system
Vehicles covered
- 2014 BMW 525D Xdrive
- 2011 BMW 528I
- 2012 BMW 528I
- 2013 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 528I
- 2015 BMW 528I
- 2016 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 535D
- 2015 BMW 535D
- 2016 BMW 535D
- 2011 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I
- 2013 BMW 535I
- 2014 BMW 535I
- 2015 BMW 535I
- 2016 BMW 535I
- 2011 BMW 535I US
- 2011 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW 550I
- 2014 BMW 550I
- 2015 BMW 550I
- 2016 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 640I
- 2013 BMW 640I
- 2014 BMW 640I
- 2015 BMW 640I
- 2016 BMW 640I
- 2017 BMW 640I
- 2012 BMW 650I
- 2013 BMW 650I
- 2014 BMW 650I
- 2015 BMW 650I
- 2016 BMW 650I
- 2017 BMW 650I
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 3
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2015 BMW F800 R
- 2016 BMW F800 R
- 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
- 2017 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure
- 2014 BMW R1200 S Adventure
- 2015 BMW R1200 S Adventure
- 2016 BMW R1200 S Adventure
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.