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SB-10045279-7898
SI B01 02 12
Warranties

July 2012
Warranites

This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B01 02 12 dated June 2012.
SUBJECT

N54 Engine Turbocharger (Wastegates Only): Emissions Warranty Extension to 8 Years/82,000
Miles
MODEL

E60, E61 (MY 2008, 2009, 2010): 535i including xDrive
E71 (MY 2008, 2009, 2010): X6 xDrive35i
E82, E88 (MY 2008, 2009, 2010): 135i
E89 (MY 2009, 2010): E89 – Z4 sDrive35i
E90, E92, E93 (MY 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010): 335i including xDrive
INFORMATION

All issues relating to the last-minute appeal have been resolved and the new effective date of the
settlement is July 11, 2012. The court-approved settlement provides the following relief to the
Settlement Class Members’ vehicles listed above.
SITUATION

BMW NA has agreed to extend, to a total of 8 years or 82,000 miles, whichever comes first, the
emissions warranties covering the Settlement Class Members’ vehicles for any failure of a turbocharger
caused by a defect in a turbocharger wastegate.
The terms of the original New Vehicle/SAV Limited Warranty and applicable emissions warranty still
apply. BMW NA will not provide warranty coverage to any Settlement Class Member’s vehicle
containing modifications or alterations to the turbocharger or its wastegates (software, hardware or
otherwise), or evidencing other conditions not normally covered under the original New Vehicle/SAV
Limited Warranty or applicable emissions warranty.
Modifications excluded from warranty coverage include any aftermarket parts that affect the
turbocharger system, or if there are other conditions that would normally exclude it from warranty
coverage.
PROCEDURE

Note: This Service Information bulletin only addresses the extension of coverage for the
turbocharger’s wastegate, any applicable TeileClearing or Diagcode requirements still apply.
A slight rattle noise is considered normal operation of the mechanical wastegate valve and is not a
failure of the part. No repair should be attempted for this type of rattling complaint.
If the noise is described as a clanking noise occurring up to six or seven times in a row during a
deceleration from approximately 3,500 RPM, or during a heavy application of the accelerator without a

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drive gear being engaged, then continue with the procedures described in this document.
E90, E92 and E93 (3 Series) 335i and 335xi and E60 and E61 (5 Series) 535i and 535xi from the
start of production up to March 2008 production:


Refer to SI B11 13 07 "N54 Distinct Clanking Noise from Turbocharger Area" for more
information and repair procedures.

For all other remaining vehicles listed in this Service Information bulletin, please refer to the current
version of ISTA/D for applicable test plans and repair instructions.
PARTS INFORMATION

Part Number

Description

Quantity

Refer to ETK

Turbocharger

1 or 2
As applicable

WARRANTY INFORMATION

The emissions warranty for the turbocharger wastegates has been extended to 8 years or 82,000 miles,
whichever one occurs first, for a failure of a turbocharger caused by a defect in a turbocharger wastegate
that does not otherwise fall within exclusion to coverage under the warranty.
Any applicable TeileClearing or Diagcode requirements still apply.
The turbocharger wastegates’ 8 year/82,000 miles warranty supersedes any applicable coverage
provided under the BMW Certified Pre-Owned program or any BMW Group Vehicle Service Contract
in effect.
This component’s warranty extension applies to the above-listed models only. It is applicable to
eligible vehicles which are registered and operated in all 50 states.
The existing warranty coverage for all other parts has not changed.
BMW is informing all eligible Settlement Class Members of their extended turbocharger wastegates
warranty.
Defect Code:

11 65 91 15 00

E60 (including xDrive), E61 (including xDrive), E82, E88, E89, E90 (including xDrive), E92
(including xDrive) and E93:
Replacing Exhaust Turbocharger (Cylinders 1-3)
Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance

Description:

00 60 141

Refer to KSD2

Replacing the exhaust turbocharger for
cylinders 1-3 (Main Work) (includes
performing a Vehicle Test)

or

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Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance

Description:

00 60 869

Refer to KSD2

Replacing the exhaust turbocharger for
cylinders 1-3 (Plus Work) (includes
performing a Vehicle Test)

Replacing Exhaust Turbocharger (Cylinders 4-6)
Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance

Description:

00 60 142

Refer to KSD2

Replacing exhaust turbocharger for
cylinders 4-6 (Main Work) (includes
performing a Vehicle Test)

Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance

Description:

00 60 870

Refer to KSD2

Replacing exhaust turbocharger for
cylinders 4-6 (Plus Work) (includes
performing a Vehicle Test)

or

Replacing Exhaust Turbochargers (Both)
Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance

Description:

00 60 143

Refer to KSD2

Checking and replacing both exhaust
turbochargers (Main Work) (includes
performing a Vehicle Test)

Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance

Description:

00 60 871

Refer to KSD2

Checking and replacing both exhaust
turbochargers (Plus Work) (includes
performing a Vehicle Test)

or

All Models as Applicable
Sublet Code 4

See sublet
reimbursement
calculation below

Reimbursement for top-up quantities of
antifreeze, R134a refrigerant and power
steering fluid as applicable to the model

Sublet calculation: Used quantities of operating fluids/materials at dealer net plus handling. Enter this
material cost in sublet and itemize the amount in the claim comment section.
E71 Only
Replacing Exhaust Turbocharger (Cylinders 1-3)
Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance

Description:

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00 60 141

Refer to KSD2

Checking and replacing the exhaust
turbocharger for cylinders 1-3 (Main
Work) (includes performing a Vehicle
Test)

Refer to KSD2

Wheel alignment check with KDS without
load

Refer to KSD2

Adjusting toe-in front axle

Refer to KSD2

Adjusting rear axle

Refer to KSD2

Adjusting rear and front axle

Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance

Description:

00 60 141

Refer to KSD2

Checking and replacing the exhaust
turbocharger for cylinders 1-3 (Main
Work) (includes performing a Vehicle
Test)

Dollar Amount

Wheel alignment performed by a outside
repair facility at cost

Labor Operation:

Labor Allowance

Description:

00 60 869

Refer to KSD2

Checking and replacing the exhaust
turbocharger for cylinders 1-3 (Plus Work)
(includes performing a Vehicle Test)

Refer to KSD2

Wheel alignment check with KDS without
load

Refer to KSD2

Adjusting toe-in front axle

Refer to KSD2

Adjusting rear axle

and
32 00 595
and as applicable
32 00 601
or
32 00 620
or
32 00 630
or

and
Sublet Code 3
or

and
32 00 595
and as applicable
32 00 601
or
32 00 620

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or
32 00 630