TSB B111614 — BMW Service bulletin

B111614 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the BMW X5, 2007–2013 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This bulletin outlines the procedure for checking the engine timing chains for wear, and should be completed in conjunction with SI B11 06 14, "N63 Customer Care Package." The N63CCP and N63 Engine Check the Timing Chain are NOT mandatory Technical Campaigns or Recalls. They…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years B111614 names

VehicleModel years
BMW X5 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013

Every document filed under B111614

Document IDFiledType
B111614 March 1, 2022 Service bulletin

What B111614 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B111614?

B111614 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering the BMW X5 across the 2007–2013 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This bulletin outlines the procedure for checking the engine timing chains for wear, and should be completed in conjunction with SI B11 06 14, "N63 Customer Care Package." The N63CCP and N63 Engine Check the Timing Chain are NOT mandatory Technical Campaigns or Recalls. They…

Which vehicles does B111614 cover?

NHTSA's file names BMW X5 (2007–2009, 2011–2013). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB B111614 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B111614 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of B111614?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under B111614, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under B111614. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.