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BMW 5 Series 1999–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIB-63-10-10 · NHTSA communication 10035244 · issued Oct 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1999–2011
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

Bmw vehicle: adaptive headlights. A check control (cc) message is displayed for the adaptive headlights. The headlamps no longer turn with steering wheel movement. Fault code 800fc6 is entered in the footwell module (frm3). A second turn signal request is made at the exact moment when the steering wheel is automatically cancelling from a previous turn signal request. F07 (5 series), f01, f02, f07 (7 series). *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.