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BMW 7 Series 2005–2007technical service bulletin

Bulletin SI-B12-15-10 · NHTSA communication 10036911 · issued Oct 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2005–2007
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Bmw: voluntary emissions recall campaign 10e-a01: program control units (dme retrofit). An error in dme (digital motor electronics) software, it may not be possible to read out the dme data using a non bmw tester (i.e., scan tool, etc.). As a result, affected vehicles may not be able to pass a state emission inspection where the testing procedure consists of scanning obd readiness codes. *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.