BMW 3 Series 2000–2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-12-24-07 · NHTSA communication 10032814 · issued Nov 1, 2007
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2000–2006
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw vehicle: s54-catalyst protection mode while the vehicle is low on fuel. Complaints that the vehicle has no power during heavy acceleration. Fuel reserve light is illuminated and the fuel level, when measured with the service tester, is below 10 liters. With the fuel level low and under extreme driving conditions (heavy acceleration, cornering or racing), the fuel supply may be inadequate, causing an intermittent lean mixture to be recorded by all 4 oxygen sensors. *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.