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Service bulletin SIB-12-18-12

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 id10049679
Published by NHTSA2013-01-18
Manufacturer's numberSIB-12-18-12
Manufacturer's date2012-11-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

BMW: IF BSD COMMUNICATION IS DISRUPTED, OIL LEVEL SENSOR DATA IS NO LONGER RECEIVED BY DME. BSD COMMUNICATION FAULT(S), AFTER REPAIRS ARE SHORTLY SET, REQUIRES REMOVAL OF IGNITION HARNESS FROM CYLINDER HEAD COVER. ALL MODELS. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *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, Engine

Vehicles listed
BMW 128I2012
BMW 135I2012
BMW 3 SERIES2012
BMW 3 SERIES2012
BMW 3 SERIES2012
BMW 325I2012
BMW 328I2012
BMW 335I2012
BMW 5 SERIES2012
BMW 5-SERIES GRAN TURISMO2012
BMW 528I2012
BMW 535I2012
BMW 535XI2012
BMW 550I2012
BMW 6 SERIES2012
BMW 7-SERIES2012
BMW 740I2012
BMW 750LI2012
BMW C600 SPORT MAXI-SCOOTER2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW K 1300 S2012
BMW K 1600 GTL2012
BMW R 1200 GS2012
BMW R 1200 RT2012
BMW S 1000 RR2012
BMW X32012
BMW X52012
BMW X5 SAV2012
BMW X62012
BMW Z42012

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20247052024-11-19. Engine
20244682024-08-13. Engine
24V6080002024-08-13. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:PUMP
20235682023-10-20. Engine
23V7070002023-10-20. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20220952022-03-02. Engine
22V1190002022-03-02. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
19V5790002019-08-06. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
20193102019-06-20. Electrical
18V3360002018-05-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

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
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