BMW bulletin 0011460700
What it saysThe return springs on the exhaust camshaft followers (switchable rocker arm) may break. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as an emissions communication dated Aug 26, 2026, received Feb 24, 2025, about the engine — 2 documents under this number: B110723 (2 filings). It names 4 model years (2023). An emissions communication is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
The return springs on the exhaust camshaft followers (switchable rocker arm) may break.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B110723 | Emissions | Aug 26, 2026 | 11036377 | PDF, 3,062 KB |
| B110723 | Emissions | Feb 20, 2025 | 11014420 | PDF, 3,044 KB |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| 11 33 9 452 677 | Switchable rocker arm | 12 |
| 11 36 9 452 251 | VANOS central bolt | 1 |
| 11 31 9 845 293 | Sealing sleeve | 1 |
| 13 53 8 661 716 | Hexagon bolt | 12 |
| 13 53 8 661 715 | Hexagon bolt | 8 |
| 11 12 9 847 198 | Profile seal | — |
| 13 51 7 632 572 | Torx socket with washer | 2 |
| 07 11 9 909 926 | O-ring | 1 |
| 13 53 9 847 174 | Sealing ring | 6 |
| 11 12 1 023 249 | Cylinder head cover seal set 1 | — |
| 07 14 9 390 155 | Hexagon screw with washer | 2 |
| 07 11 9 906 089 | Collar nut | 4 |
| 07 14 7 483 888 | Hexagon bolt | 4 |
| 07 14 7 283 812 | Speed nut | 8 |
| 07 14 8 837 399 | ASA bolt | 4 |
| 31 11 6 899 302 | Multi-purpose bolt | 12 |
| 07 14 9 231 837 | Hexagon screw with washer | 4 |
| 01 00 2 411 755 | Generic Emissions Recall Label (92-435/ Roll of 50) | 1 |
| 01 00 2 411 754 | Emissions Recall/Proof of Correction (92-084/ Pad of 100) | 1 |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (7 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches BMW’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote.
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 102 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 5 of them name Engine — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
Vehicle Symptom: The vehicle exhibits a persistent rough idle and engine hesitation specifically when at operating temperature. This issue is most prevalent during "Auto Start/Stop" transitions and while idling in heavy traffic.
2023 BMW 7 Series · Engine · filed with NHTSA Mar 19, 2026 · ODI 11725700
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the engine
Source: same model, same component group67 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the BMW list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0011320800 | Service campaign | Oct 21, 2026 | The cylinder head cover was not installed correctly at the assembly plant. |
| 0012870600 | Service campaign | Oct 10, 2026 | Due to an implementation error in various OBD diagnostics in the vehicle's control units, in very rare cases itmay happen that stored fault… |
| 1171901000 | Warranty extension | Sep 22, 2026 | The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Cooler (with EGR Valve) and the Auxiliary Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Cooler limited warranty for de… |
| B121126 | Service bulletin | Sep 9, 2026 | Potential customer complaints with no fault codes stored / No MIL displayed. 1. “Rough idle after idling for a longer period of time” 2. “Ve… |
| B064426 | Other | Aug 22, 2026 | Air Flap Return |
| B130126 | Service campaign | Aug 14, 2026 | Delivery Stop - Exhaust System Gasket |
| 0018030200 | Service campaign | Aug 14, 2026 | An exhaust gas sealing ring between thelower catalytic converter and upper catalyticconverter may be missing (1). |
| B110326 | Service bulletin | Aug 12, 2026 | This Service Bulletin provides instructions to clean the intake valves using the BMW Carbon Blaster Tool P/N 81 29 2 208 034 and the S68T /… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 0011460700 a recall?
No. A emissions communication is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 0011460700 repair free?
A emissions communication is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does 0011460700 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2023 BMW 7 Series, 2023 BMW X5, 2023 BMW X6, 2023 BMW X7. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: G05 X5 Sports Activity Vehicle: built 8 May 2023 – 17 Jun 2023; G06 X6 Sports Activity Coupe: built 8 May 2023 – 17 Jun 2023; G07 X7 Sports Activity Vehicle: built 9 May 2023 – 14 Jun 2023 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.