BMW X5 2009–2013 — technical 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.
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.