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Service bulletin SI B12 08 08

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10025582
Published by NHTSA2008-08-22
Manufacturer's numberSI B12 08 08
Manufacturer's date2008-04-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE ACTION ON MY 2005 AND 2006 E53 (X5) WITH M54 ENGINE AND GM5 TRANSMISSION PRODUCED 09/2004-10/2006 - REPROGRAM DME. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
BMW X52004, 2005, 2006

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
05V5040002005-11-01. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
04V3440002004-07-14. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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SIB-24-01-082011-02-08. Service bulletin. BMW VEHICLE: TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION ENTERS FAILSAFE MODE. FAULT CODE 4F81 (RATIO MONITORING, CLUTCH A), IN SOME CASES COMBINED WITH THE SUBSEQUENT FAULTS 507B/507C (PARKING GEAR SENSOR IMPLAUSIBLE SIGNAL) OR 507D (PARKING GEAR INCORRECTLY DISENGAGED), ARE STORED IN THE EGS CONTROL MODULE. E60, E51, E65, E66, E70, E90, E91, E92, E93. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
TSB-24-04-082009-03-03. Service bulletin. BMW: DELAYED ENGAGEMENT AND HARSH JOLT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. HARSH 1-2 UPSHIFT OR JOLT FELT DURNG THE 3-2 DOWNSHIFT OWN DECELERATION. MODEL E70 (X5 3.0I) *PE UPDATED 06/08/11. *PE
SI B12 04 082008-08-22. Service bulletin. E53 WITH M54 AND GM5 - REPROGRAM DME. E53 (X5) WITH M54 ENGINE AND GM5 TRANSMISSION PRODUCED 9/3003 - 10/2004. *PE
24202052005-05-11. Service bulletin. HARSH 2-1 DOWNSHIFT. *EH BMW E35. *SC X5 FROM 10/03 UP TO 04/05. *TT