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Service bulletin SIB-16-07-12

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 id10046860
Published by NHTSA2012-11-01
Manufacturer's numberSIB-16-07-12
Manufacturer's date2012-10-01
ReplacesSIB-16-07-12-1
NHTSA componentENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

BMW: FUEL GAUGE SHOWS 3/4 FULL AFTER REFUELING DUE TO INTERNAL MECHANISMS OF FUEL LEVEL SENSORS, WITH A HIGH PROPORTION OF ETHANOL, SWELLING AND INHIBIT, ONE OR BOTH, MOVEMENT OF FUEL LEVEL SENSORS. MODEL 2007-2009 E70, E71. *PE UPDATED 1/15/13. *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

Engine, Fuel system

Vehicles listed
BMW X52008, 2009
BMW X5 SAV2007
BMW X62007
BMW X62008, 2009

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20220952022-03-02. Engine
18V3360002018-05-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
18V2480002018-04-18. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
17V6830002017-10-30. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
20174702017-09-28. Engine
16V7460002016-10-17. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
20165052016-10-13. Fuel System
13V3390002013-08-07. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL: PRE-HEATER
20132662013-08-02. Fuel System
11V5210002011-10-20. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

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

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