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Service bulletin SIB-12-12-09

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10030628
Published by NHTSA2009-10-31
Manufacturer's numberSIB-12-12-09
Manufacturer's date2009-05-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

NHTSA's summary

BMW VEHICLE: THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (MIL) LAMP IS ILLUMINATED. DME SOFTWARE CALIBRATION ERROR. CHASSIS LZ91510-LZ93822. X6 XDRIVE 50I. *PE

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Engine, Software

Vehicles listed
BMW X62008, 2009

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

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