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Service bulletin 270212

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 id10149593
Published by NHTSA2018-11-26
Manufacturer's number270212
Manufacturer's date2013-05-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

"The warning lamps for DSC, ABS and brake warning are illuminated. There may also be a warning in the control display for ""Chassis Control System failure."" One or more of the following fault codes are stored: DSC: * D36D44 - Signal error longitudinal torque distribution (LMV) * 48097D - Transfer Case clutch position open F01, F02, F07, F10, F12 and F13 LMV: * 440108 - Control Unit internal error * 44010F - Control Unit internal error E70, E71 and E84 LMV: * 5219 - Control Unit: EEPROM Writing-reading-error * 522D - Control Unit: internal Error CAUSE Software calibration error in the LMV"

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

Electrical system, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
BMW 320I2013
BMW 328I2013
BMW 335I2013
BMW 528I2012, 2013
BMW 535I2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 535I GRAN TURISMO2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 550I2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 550I GRAN TURISMO2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 650I2012, 2013
BMW 740LI2013
BMW 750I2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 750LI2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW X1 SAV2013
BMW X32011, 2012, 2013
BMW X52007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW X62008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
24V6080002024-08-13. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:PUMP
20181952018-04-19. Electrical
20171132017-03-03. Powertrain
17V1380002017-03-02. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
17V0670002017-02-02. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
16V3110002016-05-17. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
20162262016-05-13. Powertrain
20144352014-10-03. Powertrain
13V5700002013-11-15. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; AIR BAGS
12V0190002012-01-23. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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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B0120162025-02-24. Warranty extension. The Footwell Module (FRM) limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been supplementarily increased to 15 years / 240,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
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B6127232024-01-03. Service bulletin. When using the Key Reader to retrieve CBS information from the customer key, no current vehicle data is available, or the data does not match the maintenance schedule.
B6534232023-12-06. Service bulletin. Customers may state that the alarm system (DWA) is not active after locking their unoccupied vehicle. Depending on the vehicle’s equipment and settings, no acoustic or optical confirmation (folding the mirrors/blinking confirmation) is noticeable. Additionally, the red anti-theft alarm LED in the interior mirror does not briefly flash every 2 seconds, indicating the alarm is armed.
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