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Service bulletins for the 2010 BMW X6

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.

278 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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SIB-63-10-092011-08-16. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. BMW: THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILS AND THE BULB HOLDER IS DEFORMED DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES AND THE COMPOSITION OF THE HOLDER. *RM UPDATED ON 4/25/2013. *KB
SIB-63-01-112011-08-16. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. BMW: CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED WITH A STORED TROUBLE CODE RELATED TO HEADLIGHTS. *RM
SIB-24-02-112011-08-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BMW: A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO ENTER SAFETY MODE WITH THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON. THERE IS A STORED TROUBLE CODE. *RM
SIB-12-09-112011-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW: THERE IS A DELAYED THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN DRIVING OFF WITH A HIGH ENGINE LOAD. IT OCCURS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE, THE A/C IS SWITCHED ON, AND THE WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY. THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *RM UPDATED ON 4/18/2013. *KB
SIB-13-01-112011-08-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES. BMW: A PROCESS HAS BEEN CREATED TO IDENTIFY CAUSES OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE TANK VENTILATION VALVE. *RM UPDATED 4/24/12. *PE
SB-11-04-112011-08-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. BMW: A NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE WHILE RUNNING. THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT TENSIONER IS LOOSE AND/OR SHOWS WEAR. *RM
SIB-12-07-112011-08-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BMW: THE ENGINE WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PARTITION WALL IS FITTED INCORRECTLY ALLOWING WATER TO DRIP ONTO THE CONNECTOR STRIP OF THE DME CONTROL UNIT LEADING TO INTERNAL DAMAGE OF THE DME. E70/E71. *RM UPDATED 11/21/11. *PE
SIB-11-03-082011-06-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). BMW: CRANKCASE PRESSURE DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMATION FOR ALL VEHICLES. *RM UPDATED ON 4/24/2013. *KB
SI-B16-01-112011-06-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BMW: THERE IS A SOFTWARE ERROR CAUSING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND STORE A TROUBLE CODE. *RM UPDATED 8/3/11. *PE
SI B12 02 112011-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. BMW: ON LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, MIFIRES, OR FAILS TO CRANK. THIS IS CAUSED BY MULTIPLE SHORT START-UPS WITHOUT THE ENGINE PROPERLY GOING THROUGH A WARM-UP PHASE. *RM
SI B12 11 102011-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. BMW: THERE ARE HIGH FUEL PRESSURE FAULTS STORED DUE TO A SOFTWARE ERROR. *RM
SI B12 55 062011-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. BMW: THERE MAY BE EXCESSIVE CRANKING BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTS. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT MAY ALSO BE ON WITH A LACK OF ENGINE POWER. *RM
SIB-66-09-102011-05-04. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW: AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE THAT SAYS THE HIGH BEAM ASSIST FAULTY. THE FUNCITON CANNOT BE ACTIVATED UNTIL AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 MINUTES. *RM
SIB-27-01-072011-04-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). BMW: A FAULT FOR OIL WEAR IS STORED IN THE MEMORY, BUT IT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THE WARNING LAMP. *RM
SIB-12-18-102011-04-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BMW: THERE IS A SOFTWARE ERROR THAT IS CAUSING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT A FAULT CODE. *RM
SIB-65-24-032011-04-29. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. BMW: OPERATING DESCRIPTION OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS LIGHT. *RM
SIB-61-08-102011-04-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW: ELCTRONICALLY DISCONNECTING THE JUNCTION BOX WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE REAR POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. *RM
SIB-63-02-012011-04-28. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. BMW: PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING AND REPLACING INCANDESCENT AND HALOGEN LIGHT BULBS UNDER WARRANTY. *RM
SIB-32-04-072011-04-26. 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-63-05-092011-04-25. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. BMW: THE LED TRAILER LIGHTS FLICKER WHILE BEING TOWED.
SIB-16-04-102011-02-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. BMW VEHICLE: TEILECLEARING FOR DIAGNOSTIC MODULE TANK LEAKAGE (DMTL) SYSTEM. TEILECLEARING PROCESS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO HELP IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSES OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THE DMTL SYSTEM (E.G., EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM LEAKS, CHECK FILLER CAP MESSAGE, ETC.). THIS PROCESS CAN HELP EXPEDITE THE DEFECT ERADICATION PROCESS, ONCE THE ROOT CAUSE BEEN DETERMINED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 8/3/11. *PE UPDATED 8/10/11. *PE UPDATED 4/24/12. *PE
SIB-12-23-102011-02-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. BMW VEHICLE: DUE TO ERRORS IN THE DATA IN THE DME (DIGITAL MOTOR ELECTRONICS), THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (MIL) LAMP MAY COME ON ERRONEOUSLY. HOWEVER, OBD DIAGNOSTICS IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED. DME SOFTWARE ERRORS. *PE
SIB-61-18-092010-11-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BMW VEHICLES: VARIOUS SIMULTANEOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THERE IS A SOFTWARE ERROR IN THE JBBFE-3R CONTROL MODULE. VERY INTERMITTENTLY, THE JBBFE-3R WAKES UP IN BOOTLOADER ODE INSTEAD OF APPLICATION MODE. PERFORM DIAGNOSTICS WITH ISTA AND WORK THROUGH ANY RELATED TEST MODULES. *PE
SI-B-52-05-102010-10-25. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. BMW: REPOSITIONING HARNESS AFTER SEAT MOTOR REPLACEMENT. WHEN REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVE MOTOR FOR THE COMFORT SEAT BACK WIDTH ADJUSTMENT BECOMES NECESSARY, THE SEAT HARNESS REQUIRES FURTHER MODIFICATION BECAUSE IT HAS CHANGED.
SIB-16-02-092010-07-14. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. BMW VEHICLES: FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPAIRS. WHERE IT IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT SIDE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR DUE TO A FAILURE, THE ENTIRE PUMP AND HOUSING OR DELIVERY UNIT (SUCTION JET ASSEMBLY) DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. IN SOME CASES, EPC DOES NOT SHOW THAT THE REPAIR KIT IS AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN THE ILLUSTRATION, BUT IT IS AVAILABLE IN THE PARTS DESCRIPTION. ALL MODELS. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.