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Service bulletin SI-B12-18-08

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 id10027625
Published by NHTSA2009-01-27
Manufacturer's numberSI-B12-18-08
Manufacturer's date2008-07-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

NHTSA's summary

BMW: THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MAY BE TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW. OIL LEVEL COULD BE LOWER THAN WHAT IS DISPLAYED AND THE LOW OIL LEVEL WARNING IS NOT PROMPTLY SHOWN. E60, E61, E82, E90, E92 & E93 MODELS. *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, Instrument cluster

Vehicles listed
BMW 1 SERIES2006 to 2008
BMW 3 SERIES2006
BMW 3 SERIES2006
BMW 3 SERIES2006
BMW 3 SERIES2006
BMW 3 SERIES2006
BMW 3 SERIES2006
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008
BMW 5 SERIES2006 to 2008

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SI-B-12-04-052009-03-27. Service bulletin. BMW: CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED AND/OR VEHICLE OVERHEATS. MODELS E83, E85, E86, E70, E90, E91, E92, E93, E60 AND E61. *PE UPDATED 5/24/11. *PE
7210062006-07-05. Service bulletin. RED AIRBAG WARNING LAMP (AWL) IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMAINS ILLUMINATED AFTER TURNING ON KL-15 AND COMPLETING THE SELF-CHECK, BUT GOES OUT AGAIN IF THE KEY IS CYCLED OFF/ON. *TT
7209062006-07-05. Service bulletin. THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LAMP (AWL) IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS ILLUMINATED AND FAULT CODE 93EB EMERGENCY CALL FUNCTION IS STORED IN THE MRS5 (MULTIPLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM) CONTROL MODULE. *TT