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Service bulletin SI-B-12-23-09

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10032365
Published by NHTSA2010-03-12
Manufacturer's numberSI-B-12-23-09
Manufacturer's date2009-09-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

BMW VEHICLES: SERVICE ACTION-PROGRAM CONTROL UNITS-DME (OBD). THERE IS A DME (MSD81) SOFTWARE ERROR WHICH WOULD AFFECT OBD COMMUNICATION EFFICIENCY. DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS DURING TESTING COULD BE INCOMPLETE. THIS WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY DRIVEABILITY ISSUES. E60-E61 MODELS. *PE

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Software

Vehicles listed
BMW 5 SERIES2009

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