# 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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10151323
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-12\-10
- Manufacturer's number: B612906
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-05\-01
- NHTSA component: STEERING

## 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

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10151323-9999.pdf)
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## Components

Steering

## Vehicles listed

- 2007 BMW 135I COUPE
- 2006 BMW 325I
- 2006 BMW 325XI
- 2006 BMW 325XIT
- 2007 BMW 328
- 2007 BMW 328I
- 2007 BMW 328XI
- 2006 BMW 330I
- 2006 BMW 330XI
- 2007 BMW 335
- 2007 BMW 335I
- 2007 BMW 335XI
- 2004 to 2007 BMW 525I
- 2006 to 2007 BMW 525XI
- 2008 BMW 528I
- 2004 to 2007 BMW 530I
- 2006 to 2007 BMW 530XI
- 2008 BMW 535I
- 2004 to 2005 BMW 545I
- 2006 to 2008 BMW 550I
- 2004 to 2005 BMW 645CI
- 2006 to 2008 BMW 650I
- 2006 to 2008 BMW M5
- 2006 to 2008 BMW M6

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B340414](/bulletins/10194296.md), 2021-05-24, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC; STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. Diagnosis of Compound Brake System Complaints in M Vehicles: 1. Visible cracks are caused by high thermal stresses during rapid heating and cooling of the brake discs. Braking from high speed with cold brake components \(less than 212 degrees F\) increases the likelihood of cracks to form.
- [B070314](/bulletins/10151068.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: ENGINE; STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B07 03 14 dated October 2015. Diagnosing Stored Fault Codes to Help Avoid Repeat Repair Visits. Fault codes stored in vehicles being serviced are not being diagnosed, leading to repeat repair visits \(source\- Analysis of FASTA data and repeat repair visit reports\). INFORMATION Where diagnosis \(vehicle or short test\) with ISTA has already started, it is important to diagnose the fault code\(s\) listed below \(when they are stored in the vehicle\) to find their root cause during the current workshop visit. This will help lead to a reduction in workshop repeat repair visits and higher customer satisfaction.
- [612906](/bulletins/10147941.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin: STEERING. ELV Does Not Release. Cause 1: The steering column is held against the steering lock because of torque from the steering gear. In such cases, a yellow check control warning \(CC ID\# 187\) is shown in the instrument cluster, but no faults are stored. Cause 2: Communication fault in the CAS \(Car Access System\) and ELV system network and/or battery low. The problem may cause the ELV warning to be displayed in yellow or red.
- [SIB\-32\-04\-07](/bulletins/10036979.md), 2011-04-26, Service bulletin: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. BMW: A NEW TECHNICAL PROCESS HAS BEEN CREATED FOR BMW TO IDENTIFY CAUSES OF STEERING COMPLAINTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MODELS. \*RM
- [SIB\-22\-01\-07](/bulletins/10032815.md), 2010-05-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; STEERING:GEAR BOX \(OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION\); EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. BMW VEHICLE: NOISE FROM FRONT AXLE/RIGHT SIDE. A GRINDING OR SCRAPING NOISE MAY BE HEARD WHILE CORNERING AT VEHICLE SPEEDS UP TO 30 MPH. THE NOISE IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN THE WARM UP PHASE AND MAY CHANGE INTENSITY DURING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE SUPPORT IS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE MOUNT. \*PE

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