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BMW 525D Xdrive 2011–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B111115 · NHTSA communication 10150961 · issued Jan 1, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2016
model years
29
vehicle entries

Official summary

?SERVICE ACTION: REPLACE THE THERMOSTAT New information provided by this revision. Please perform the procedure outlined in this Service Information on all affected vehicles before customer delivery. In the event the customer has already taken delivery of the vehicle, please perform the procedure the next time the vehicle is in the shop. This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI 11 11 15 dated January 2016.

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.