BMW 3 Series 2000–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-11-02-08 · NHTSA communication 10032779 · issued Nov 1, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2011
model years
39
vehicle entries
Official summary
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
Vehicles covered
- 2000 BMW 3 Series
- 2001 BMW 3 Series
- 2002 BMW 3 Series
- 2003 BMW 3-Series
- 2004 BMW 3 Series
- 2005 BMW 3 Series
- 2006 BMW 3 Series
- 2007 BMW 3 Series
- 2008 BMW 3 Series
- 2009 BMW 3 Series
- 2010 BMW 3 Series
- 2000 BMW 5 Series
- 2001 BMW 5 Series
- 2002 BMW 5 Series
- 2003 BMW 5 Series
- 2004 BMW 5 Series
- 2005 BMW 5 Series
- 2006 BMW 5 Series
- 2007 BMW 5 Series
- 2008 BMW 5 Series
- 2009 BMW 5 Series
- 2006 BMW X3
- 2007 BMW X3 Sav
- 2008 BMW X3 Sav
- 2009 BMW X3 Sav
- 2006 BMW X5
- 2008 BMW X5
- 2009 BMW X5
- 2010 BMW X5
- 2011 BMW X5
- 2007 BMW X5 Sav
- 2008 BMW X6
- 2009 BMW X6
- 2010 BMW X6
- 2011 BMW X6
- 2006 BMW Z4
- 2007 BMW Z4
- 2009 BMW Z4
- 2010 BMW Z4
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.