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BMW 528I 2009–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B111216 · NHTSA communication 10163994 · issued Jul 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2009–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

The crankcase ventilation hoses may become brittle and break when they come in contact with hot engine components. One or more of the crankcase ventilation hoses are not FPM (fluoroelastomer) rubber material. The FPM rubber material is engine heat resistant. Or The plastic corrugated hoses are not fitted with the self-locking spacers. The self-locking spacers maintain an air gap between the hoses and the hot engine components.

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.