Service bulletin SI B12-55-06

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10025701
Published by NHTSA	2008-09-03
Manufacturer's number	SI B12-55-06
Manufacturer's date	2010-07-01
Replaces	SI-B12-55-06 REV
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

N54-DIAGNOSIS FOR DME FC 29DC/2FBF FOR MODELS E90, E92 PRODUCED FROM 06/06 AND E93, E60, E61 PRODUCED FROM 03/07. *PE UPDATED 7/8/09. *PE MODELS E82, E88 PRODUCED FROM START 2000 AND E71 PRODUCED FROM START 2000. UPDATED 7/21/10. *PE MODELS X6, E89, Z4 FROM START OF PRODUCTION. UPDATED 11/1/10. *PE MODELS F01 AND F02 FROM START OF PRODUCTION. UPDATED 1/3/11. *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

Electrical system, Engine

Vehicles listed
BMW BMW
BMW X6	2000 to 2007
BMW X6	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BMW Z4	2002
BMW Z4	2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
BMW Z4	2009, 2010

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2023568	2023-10-20. Engine
23V707000	2023-10-20. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2022095	2022-03-02. Engine
22V119000	2022-03-02. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
2019170	2019-04-05. Engine
19V273000	2019-04-04. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
2018195	2018-04-19. Electrical
18V248000	2018-04-18. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
17V683000	2017-10-30. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
2017470	2017-09-28. Engine

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

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