BMW X3 2006–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SI-B-65-16-08 · NHTSA communication 10028365 · issued Sep 1, 2008
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2006–2008
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw vehicle: air bag warning lamp illuminated and fault code a1 is stored. A low voltage condition caused the steering angle sensor position data to be lost. The battery may have been discharged or disconnected. (model e83). *pe
Vehicles covered
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.