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Service bulletins for the 2010 BMW Z4

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.

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

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SIB-11-08-032011-04-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BMW: SIX DIFFERENT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH THE M54 ENGINE COULD HAVE VALVE COVERS BREAK IN COLD WEATHER AND RUIN THE ENGINE. THIS IS DUE TO MOISTURE ACCUMULATION. *RM
SIB-28-02-082011-04-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. BMW: A NEW TECHNICAL PROCESS IS BEING USED ON MANY MODELS TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF DOUBLE-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *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
SI-B13-08-092011-01-04. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY. BMW: TEILE CLEARING FOR ENGINE DRIVABILITY AND FUEL SYSTEM. AN ENHANCED TECHNICAL SUPPORT (TEILECLEARING) PROCESS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO HELP IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSES OF COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THE DRIVABILITY AND FUEL SYSTEM (E.G., LONG CRANK, LOSS OF POWER, SES LAMP ON, ETC.). THIS PROCESS CAN ALSO HELP EXPEDITE THE DEFECT ERADICATION PROCESS, ONCE THE ROOT CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED. MODELS E60, 61 (5 SERIES), E70 (X5 SPORTS), E71 (X6 SPORTS), E82, E88 (1 SERIES), E89 (Z4), E90, 92, 93 (3 SERIES), F01, F02 (7 SERIES), F07 (GRAN TURISMO 5 SERIES), AND F10 (5 SERIES). NO MODEL YEARS ARE LISTED. *PE UPDATED 2/7/11. *PE UPDATED 6/10/11. *PE
SI-B12-06-102011-01-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. BMW: N54 ENGINES-MISFIRE FAULTS, DIAGNOSIS WITH ISTAD. SITUATION (1) SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP IS ILLUMINATED WITH VARIOUS MISFIRE FAULT CODES (E.G., 29CC, 29D2, 29D1, 29D0, 29C0, 29CF) STORED IN DME CONTROL MODULE. DO NOT FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TEST PLAN TO REPLACE A COMPLETE SET OF THE INJECTORS. SITUATION (2) SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP IS ILLUMINATED AND A SINGLE, INDIVIDUAL CYLINDER MISFIRE FAULT IS STORE IN THE DME. SWAP THE AFFECTED INJECTOR WITH ONE FROM ANOTHER BANK. NO MODELS OR MODEL YEARS ARE LISTED. *PE
SI-B11-08-032011-01-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BMW: OIL SEPARATOR-COLD CLIMATE CONDITIONS. CERTAIN AREAS OF THE US EXPERIENCE EXTREMELY COLD CLIMATE CONDITIONS DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. A SMALL NUMBER OF VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS RANGING FROM LEAKING OR BROKEN VALVE COVERS TO COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. INCLUDE MODELS E39, 46, 53, 60, 83, AND E85. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *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
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
SIB-36-05-072010-06-21. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. BMW: TIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. MODEL E90, E91(3 SERIES);E92, E92 (3 SERIES); E60 (5 SERIES); E60 (M5); E63, E64 (6 SERIES); E63, E64 (M6); E65, E66 (7 SERIES); E70 (X5); E83 (X3); AND E85, E86 (Z4). *PE
SIB-11-02-082010-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. BMW VEHICLE: THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (MIL) LAMP IS ILLUMINATED AND A POWER REDUCTION IS CLEARLY PERCEPTIBLE. THIS SITUATION MAY OCCUR AFTER DRIVING FOR SOME TIME WITH THE ENGINE ALREADY AT FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IF THE IGNITION IS CYCLED, THE ENGINE THEN USUALLY PERFORMS NORMALLY. *PE UPDATED 2/7/11. *PE UPDATED ON 06/09/2011. *KB UPDATED 8/10/11. *PE UPDATED 1/11/13. *PE
SI B12-55-062008-09-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. N54-DIAGNOSIS FOR DME FC 29DC/2FBF FOR MODELS E90, E92 PRODUCED FROM 06/06 AND E93, E60, E61 PRODUCED FROM 03/07. *PE UPDATED 7/8/09. *PE MODELS E82, E88 PRODUCED FROM START 2000 AND E71 PRODUCED FROM START 2000. UPDATED 7/21/10. *PE MODELS X6, E89, Z4 FROM START OF PRODUCTION. UPDATED 11/1/10. *PE MODELS F01 AND F02 FROM START OF PRODUCTION. UPDATED 1/3/11. *PE

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