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Service bulletin SIB-24-02-11

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 id10040172
Published by NHTSA2011-08-16
Manufacturer's numberSIB-24-02-11
Manufacturer's date2011-03-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

BMW: A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO ENTER SAFETY MODE WITH THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON. THERE IS A STORED TROUBLE CODE. *RM

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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
BMW 5 SERIES2011
BMW 5-SERIES GRAN TURISMO2011
BMW X32011
BMW X52010, 2011
BMW X62010, 2011

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

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