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BMW X5 2009–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 110613 · NHTSA communication 10150158 · issued Nov 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2009–2013
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Service Action: Retrofit Bracket for EGR Cooler. The flexible pipe on the high-pressure Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) cooler may leak. CAUSE Excessive vibration and/or tension at the flexible elbow of the EGR cooler can cause it to leak.

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.