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Service bulletin SIB-61-03-13

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 id10051970
Published by NHTSA2013-04-25
Manufacturer's numberSIB-61-03-13
Manufacturer's date2013-08-01
ReplacesSIB-61-03-13-A
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

BMW: HIGH BATTERY DISCHARGE WARNING: BATTERY NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE "HIGH BATTERY DISCHARGE WARNING" WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE CENTRAL INFORMATION DISPLAY (CID). *KB UPDATED 05/13/2013 *JS UPDATED 11/1/13. *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

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
BMW 7-SERIES2009 to 2012

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