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Service bulletin SI-B61-07-10

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 id10034674
Published by NHTSA2011-01-04
Manufacturer's numberSI-B61-07-10
Manufacturer's date2012-11-01
ReplacesSIB-61-07-10-A
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

NHTSA's summary

BMW: THERE ARE VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE: CENTRAL LOCKING, RADIO RECEPTION, TAILGATE, AND REAR LIGHTING. FATIGUED AND BROKEN WIRES IN TAILGATE HARNESS. THE PROBLEM MAY AFFECT EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE HARNESS AT TAILGATE. INSTALL REPAIR HARNESS ON AFFECTED SIDE OF VEHICLE. MODEL SPORTS WAGON (E61). NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 1/18/13. *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, Wiring and fuses

Vehicles listed
BMW 5 SERIES2011

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