BMW 545I 2002–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 122609 · NHTSA communication 10148166 · issued Dec 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2002–2010
model years
34
vehicle entries
Official summary
N62TU: EDK Throttle Potentiometer Faults - Diagnostic. The "Service Engine Soon" and DSC/DTC warning lights are illuminated. Engine enters the power reduction ("fail-safe") mode. The following intermittent and "currently not present" EDK related faults may be stored in DME fault memory: ? 2CF8 - Throttle valve potentiometer, signal; and /or? 2CF9 - Throttle valve potentiometer 1, signal; and/or ? 2CFA - Throttle valve potentiometer 2; signal. In most cases DSC fault 5F77 (DME invalid data) may also be stored in DSC control module. These faults are sporadic and usually not reproducible. Resista
Vehicles covered
- 2004 BMW 545I
- 2005 BMW 545I
- 2006 BMW 550I
- 2007 BMW 550I
- 2008 BMW 550I
- 2009 BMW 550I
- 2010 BMW 550I
- 2004 BMW 645CI
- 2005 BMW 645CI
- 2006 BMW 650I
- 2007 BMW 650I
- 2008 BMW 650I
- 2009 BMW 650I
- 2010 BMW 650I
- 2002 BMW 745I
- 2003 BMW 745I
- 2004 BMW 745I
- 2005 BMW 745I
- 2002 BMW 745LI
- 2003 BMW 745LI
- 2004 BMW 745LI
- 2005 BMW 745LI
- 2006 BMW 750I
- 2007 BMW 750I
- 2008 BMW 750I
- 2006 BMW 750LI
- 2007 BMW 750LI
- 2008 BMW 750LI
- 2007 BMW B7 Alpina
- 2008 BMW B7 Alpina
- 2007 BMW X5
- 2008 BMW X5
- 2009 BMW X5
- 2010 BMW X5
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.