BMW 135I 2010–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 120912 · NHTSA communication 10149338 · issued Apr 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2010–2013
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
Intermittently, the engine idle speed may fluctuate up and down or cut off under any of the following circumstances, without any relevant faults stored in the DME memory: * While driving off throttle (coasting) and braking at speeds below approx. 10 mph * While idling, low-speed maneuvering such as parking, or if the steering is turned to the full-lock position Unfavorable DME software
Vehicles covered
- 2011 BMW 135I
- 2012 BMW 135I
- 2013 BMW 135I
- 2011 BMW 135I US
- 2011 BMW 335I
- 2012 BMW 335I
- 2013 BMW 335I
- 2011 BMW 335I US
- 2011 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I
- 2013 BMW 535I
- 2010 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 535I US
- 2012 BMW 640I
- 2013 BMW 640I
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2011 BMW X3
- 2012 BMW X3
- 2013 BMW X3
- 2011 BMW X5
- 2012 BMW X5
- 2013 BMW X5
- 2011 BMW X6
- 2012 BMW X6
- 2013 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.