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Service bulletin B270216

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 id10147008
Published by NHTSA2018-11-05
Manufacturer's numberB270216
Manufacturer's date2016-08-01
NHTSA componentELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC); POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE); SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

NHTSA's summary

"REPAIRING TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR (VTG SERVO-MOTOR). The Anti-lock Brakes (ABS), Brakes and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) warnings are on and there may also be a ""Drivetrain Malfunction"" warning on in the Control Display. There is also an audible clicking noise coming from the transfer case actuator when cycling the ignition. The following fault codes may be stored: (DSC) 5F3A - Clutch gearbox-ECU: clutch is open - rear-wheel drive! (VTG) 5463 - Break mechanics (VTG) 5462 - Error actuator or increased power requirements for clutch (VTG) 5461 - Error actuator control Internal wear to the plastic gears of the transfer case actuator."

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Brakes, Driver assistance, Transmission and driveline, Transfer case

Vehicles listed
BMW 325I2006
BMW 325XI2006
BMW 328I2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BMW 328XI2007, 2008
BMW 330I2006
BMW 330XI2006
BMW 335D2009, 2010, 2011
BMW 335I2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
BMW 335I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 335XI2007, 2008
BMW M32008, 2009, 2010
BMW M3 US2011
BMW X32004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
BMW X52000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW X5 M2010 to 2012
BMW X62008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW X6 ACTIVEHYBRID SAC2010 to 2011
BMW X6 M2010 to 2012

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

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