BMW 525D Xdrive 2010–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B340117 · NHTSA communication 10149238 · issued May 1, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2010–2017
model years
48
vehicle entries
Official summary
VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. Vibration while braking is noticed: ? Most commonly when coming to a stop from higher speeds ? Less prominent when brakes are cold. ? After wheel balancing, the problem still exists. ? All other diagnosis according to SI B34 10 16 have no results. Over time, the original style NAO brake pads can develop friction variations.
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
- 2017 BMW 535I
- 2010 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 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
- 2013 BMW 650I
- 2014 BMW 650I
- 2015 BMW 650I
- 2016 BMW 650I
- 2017 BMW 650I
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2013 BMW M5
- 2014 BMW M5
- 2015 BMW M5
- 2016 BMW M5
- 2014 BMW M6
- 2015 BMW M6
- 2016 BMW M6
- 2017 BMW M6
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