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Service bulletin SI-B-12-04-05

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 id10028370
Published by NHTSA2009-03-27
Manufacturer's numberSI-B-12-04-05
Manufacturer's date2010-11-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

NHTSA's summary

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

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Engine, Instrument cluster

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 5 SERIES2004 to 2006
BMW X32004, 2005, 2006
BMW X52004, 2005, 2006
BMW Z42004, 2005, 2006

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

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