BMW X3 2006–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-12-05-11 · NHTSA communication 10040169 · issued Mar 1, 2011
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2006–2008
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: a software error is causing the service engine soon light or check gas cap light to come on along with stored trouble codes. *rm
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.