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Service bulletin SIB-16-01-06

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 id10032989
Published by NHTSA2010-06-21
Manufacturer's numberSIB-16-01-06
Manufacturer's date2007-12-01
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

NHTSA's summary

BMW: FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPAIR PROCEDURE. THE CASE WHERE IT IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE RIGHT SIDE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR DUE TO A FAILURE, THE ENTIRE PUMP AND HOUSING DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *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

Fuel system, Fuel pump

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995, 1996
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995, 1996
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995, 1996
BMW 3 SERIES1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008
BMW 3 SERIES2009, 2010

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

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SIB-16-02-092010-07-14. Service bulletin. BMW VEHICLES: FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPAIRS. WHERE IT IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT SIDE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR DUE TO A FAILURE, THE ENTIRE PUMP AND HOUSING OR DELIVERY UNIT (SUCTION JET ASSEMBLY) DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. IN SOME CASES, EPC DOES NOT SHOW THAT THE REPAIR KIT IS AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN THE ILLUSTRATION, BUT IT IS AVAILABLE IN THE PARTS DESCRIPTION. ALL MODELS. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SIB-13-02-082010-05-28. Service bulletin. BMW VEHICLE: SERVICE ACTION: REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP. AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP (HDP) MAY FAIL, CAUSING DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS SUCH AS LONGER STARTING TIMES OR ERRATIC ENGINE OPERATION. IT MAY ALSO LEAD TO A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HDP ON VEHICLES AT HIGHER MILEAGES.
SI-B-13-03-092009-07-08. Service bulletin. BMW: SPECIAL LIMITED HIGH PRESSURE PUMP (HDP) EMISSIONS WARRANTY OF 10 YEARS/120,000 MILES. A POTENTIAL PROBLEM THAT COULD AFFECT THE DURABILITY OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HDP) OF CERTAIN VEHICLES. MODELS 335I/XI; 535I/XI AND 135IS; MODEL YEARS 2007-2008. *PE UPDATED 4/23/10. *PE UPDATED 11/1/10. *PE UPDATED 11/17/10. *PE