BMW 1 Series 1994–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-16-08-06 · NHTSA communication 10033131 · issued Oct 1, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
1994–2011
model years
29
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw vehicles: engine cranks but does not start; fuel level gauge displays a sufficient amount of fuel, although the fuel tank is empty; fault code 2a1c (fuel level plausibility) is stored in msv80. Right side fuel sending unit is dislodged from its bracket due to incorrect assembly. No model years listed. *pe updated 4/29/11. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2000 BMW 1 Series
- 2001 BMW 1 Series
- 2002 BMW 1 Series
- 2003 BMW 1 Series
- 2004 BMW 1 Series
- 2005 BMW 1 Series
- 2006 BMW 1 Series
- 2007 BMW 1 Series
- 2008 BMW 1 Series
- 2009 BMW 1 Series
- 2010 BMW 1 Series
- 2011 BMW 1 Series
- 1994 BMW 3 Series
- 1995 BMW 3 Series
- 1996 BMW 3 Series
- 1997 BMW 3 Series
- 1998 BMW 3 Series
- 1999 BMW 3 Series
- 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
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.