Service bulletin SIB-12-26-09

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10032646
Published by NHTSA	2010-04-23
Manufacturer's number	SIB-12-26-09
Manufacturer's date	2009-10-01
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

BMW VEHICLES: EDK THROTTLE POTENTIOMETER FAULTS-DIAGNOSIS. MODELS E60, E63, E64, E65, E66, AND E70. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND DSC/DTC WARNING LAMPS ARE ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE ENTERS THE POWER REDUCTION (FAIL SAFE) MODE. *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
BMW 5 SERIES	2005 to 2009
BMW 7 SERIES	2005 to 2008
BMW 7-SERIES	2009 to 2010
BMW X5	2005, 2006
BMW X5	2008, 2009, 2010
BMW X5 SAV	2007

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2023568	2023-10-20. Engine
23V707000	2023-10-20. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2022095	2022-03-02. Engine
18V336000	2018-05-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
18V248000	2018-04-18. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
17V683000	2017-10-30. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
2017470	2017-09-28. Engine
2014170	2014-05-13. Engine
2014127	2014-04-10. Engine
11V521000	2011-10-20. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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