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Service bulletin SIB-61-06-12

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 id10043714
Published by NHTSA2012-04-24
Manufacturer's numberSIB-61-06-12
Manufacturer's date2012-02-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING:COLUMN; AIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

BMW: STEERING COLUMN SWITCH CENTER CONTAINS ONE OR MORE FAULTS: INTERNAL CONTROL, STEERING WHEEL LOCK RANGE EXCEEDED, WIPER ANGLE DEFECTIVE. VARIOUS CHECK CONTROL MESSAGES APPEAR WITH AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. *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

Air bags, Steering, Steering column and wheel

Vehicles listed
BMW 5 SERIES2003 to 2005
BMW 5-SERIES2003
BMW 6 SERIES2003 to 2005
BMW 7 SERIES2004 to 2008

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