# Service bulletin SIB\-12\-17\-09

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10030624
- Published by NHTSA: 2009\-10\-30
- Manufacturer's number: SIB\-12\-17\-09
- Manufacturer's date: 2011\-05\-01
- Replaces: SIB\-12\-17\-09\-1
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

## NHTSA's summary

BMW VEHICLE: WATER HAS ENTERED ELECTRONICS BOX BECAUSE THE LID IS NOT PROPERLY FITTED. ONCE IT IS VERIFIED THAT WATER HAS INDEED ENTERED THE ELECTRONICS BOX, IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO REPLACE BOTH THE LOWER PART OF THE ELECTRONICS BOX AND THE LID OF THE ELECTRONICS BOX. \*PE UPDATED 8/3/11. \*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, 12\-volt battery

## Vehicles listed

- 2006 BMW X3
- 2007 to 2008 BMW X3 SAV
- 2006 BMW X5
- 2008 to 2009 BMW X5
- 2007 BMW X5 SAV
- 2006 to 2007 BMW X6
- 2008 to 2009 BMW X6

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B012918](/bulletins/10163992.md), 2019-08-19, Service bulletin: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. N63 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FOR OIL CONSUMPTION AND BATTERY DRAIN \- OVERVIEW This Service Information Bulletin replaces SI B01 29 18 dated October 2018.
- [B652516](/bulletins/10146904.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. USB CABLE: BATTERY DISCHARGE/AUDIO FAILURE/RADIO RECEPTION. No sound from the radio, telephone, gong signal and or PDC. Poor radio reception and failure of the telematics systems. Possible Check Control system message: o Battery discharge when engine off. o Caution, no acoustic warning signals. Non BMW approved \(third\-party supplier\) USB cable plugged into the USB port.
- [B012118](/bulletins/10145279.md), 2018-10-09, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE. PRELIMINARY CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT INFORMATION: N63 OIL CONSUMPTION/BATTERY DRAIN: BMW of North America, LLC \(ÒBMW NAÓ\) has entered into a preliminary nationwide settlement with the plaintiffs \(ÒClass MembersÓ\) in the following class action: Bang, et al v. BMW of North America, et al.
- [SIB\-61\-13\-05](/bulletins/10052012.md), 2013-05-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW: BATTERY HAS AN INCREASED DEMAND DUE TO DEVELOPEMENTAL PROCESS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS CAUSING THE BATTER TO NEED TO UNDERGO AN ENERGY DIAGNOSIS. \*KB
- [SIB\-61\-05\-12](/bulletins/10051971.md), 2013-04-25, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW: BATTER DISCHARGED BECAUSE OF UNFAVORABLE DRIVING PROFILE. THIS IS CAUSED ON SHORT TRIPS \(LESS THAN 3 MILES\) OR WHEN THE TELEPHONE OR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM IS USED FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. MODELS X5, X6 ALL MODEL YEARS AFFECTED. \*KB
- [SIB\-61\-08\-10](/bulletins/10037026.md), 2011-04-28, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW: ELCTRONICALLY DISCONNECTING THE JUNCTION BOX WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE REAR POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. \*RM

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