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Service bulletin B612906

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 id10151323
Published by NHTSA2018-12-10
Manufacturer's numberB612906
Manufacturer's date2016-05-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

ELV Does Not Release. The customer complains of a no-crank, no-start situation. The condition may be intermittent. The ELV (Electric Steering Lock) warning is shown in the Instrument Cluster.

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

Steering

Vehicles listed
BMW 135I COUPE2007
BMW 325I2006
BMW 325XI2006
BMW 325XIT2006 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 3282007
BMW 328I2007
BMW 328XI2007
BMW 330I2006
BMW 330XI2006
BMW 3352007
BMW 335I2007
BMW 335XI2007
BMW 525I2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
BMW 525XI2006, 2007
BMW 528I2008
BMW 530I2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
BMW 530XI2006, 2007
BMW 535I2008
BMW 545I2004, 2005
BMW 550I2006, 2007, 2008
BMW 645CI2004, 2005
BMW 650I2006, 2007, 2008
BMW M52006, 2007, 2008
BMW M62006, 2007, 2008

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

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