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Service bulletin SIB-61-01-11

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 id10040736
Published by NHTSA2011-09-12
Manufacturer's numberSIB-61-01-11
Manufacturer's date2011-07-01
ReplacesSIB-61-01-11-A
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

BMW: VARIOUS FUNCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING INCLUDING: INSTRUMENTS, DOOR LOCKS, WIPERS, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS. THERE MAY ALSO BE WARNING LIGHTS ON. K-CAN WIRING IN THE VEHICLE SHORTED. *RM UPDATED 10/5/11. *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 3 SERIES2000
BMW 3 SERIES2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2000
BMW 3 SERIES2000
BMW 3 SERIES2000
BMW 3 SERIES2000
BMW 3 SERIES2000
BMW 3 SERIES2000
BMW 3 SERIES2000
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.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V4720002019-06-19. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
18V3140002018-05-14. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
17V6760002017-10-25. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
13V0440002013-02-07. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SIB-17-05-102011-08-04. Service bulletin. BMW: THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH STORED FAULT CODES. THERE IS A WIRING/CONNECTION PROBLEM OR A FAULTY SENSOR. *RM
SIB-65-36-092011-05-04. Service bulletin. BMW: THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A SOFTWARE ERROR. *RM
1208022003-02-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE WIRING HARNESS SECTION REPLACEMENT FOR IGNITION COILS. *TT