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BMW 3 Series 1985–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin SI B12 01 08 · NHTSA communication 10025573 · issued Jan 1, 2008

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1985–2005
model years
41
vehicle entries

Official summary

N52 edk throttle jamming faults 2d09, 2ced and 2cec. Model e90 and e91 (3 series) and e60 and e61 (5 series), all models up to 11/2005 with n52 engine. *pe

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.