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Service bulletin SIB-61-13-05

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 id10052012
Published by NHTSA2013-05-01
Manufacturer's numberSIB-61-13-05
Manufacturer's date2013-03-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

BMW: BATTERY HAS AN INCREASED DEMAND DUE TO DEVELOPEMENTAL PROCESS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS IS CAUSING THE BATTER TO NEED TO UNDERGO AN ENERGY DIAGNOSIS. *KB

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 1 SERIES2004 to 2011
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2004, 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
BMW 3 SERIES2012, 2013
BMW 3 SERIES2012, 2013
BMW 3 SERIES2012, 2013
BMW 3 SERIES2013
BMW 5 SERIES2004 to 2012
BMW 5-SERIES2008 to 2009
BMW 5-SERIES GRAN TURISMO2008 to 2012
BMW 6 SERIES2004 to 2012
BMW 6-SERIES2007
BMW 7 SERIES2004 to 2008
BMW 7-SERIES2008 to 2012
BMW M ROADSTER2006 to 2008
BMW M32004, 2005, 2006
BMW M32008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BMW M52005
BMW M52006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
BMW M52013
BMW M62007, 2008, 2009, 2010
BMW M62013
BMW X1 SAV2013
BMW X32004, 2005, 2006
BMW X32011, 2012, 2013
BMW X3 SAV2007 to 2010
BMW X52004, 2005, 2006
BMW X52008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW X5 SAV2007
BMW X62004 to 2007
BMW X62008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW Z32004
BMW Z42004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

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
13V0440002013-02-07. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12V1260002012-03-26. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

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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