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Service bulletin SIB-61-11-07

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10032844
Published by NHTSA2010-06-02
Manufacturer's numberSIB-61-11-07
Manufacturer's date2007-11-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

BMW VEHICLE: MISSING CLIP ON POWER CABLE CAUSES VARIOUS ELECTRICAL COMPLAINTS. VEHICLE WILL NOT START. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OR DISPLAYS ARE FLICKERING. REMOTE CONTROL WILL NOT UNLOCK VEHICLE. VARIOUS CONTROL MODULES CANNOT BE ACCESSED USING THE DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM. THE CLIP(1) ON THE POWER SUPPLY TERMINAL(2) (X16825 INTHE REAR POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX, OR X16824 INTHE FRONT JBE [JUNCTION BOX ELECTRONICS]), IS EITHER LOOSE OR MISSING. *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

Vehicles listed
BMW X51999
BMW X52000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW X5 SAV2007

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

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