BMW 5 Series 2006–2007 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SI-B12-16-08 · NHTSA communication 10026944 · issued Jun 1, 2008
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2006–2007
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: voluntary emission recall 08e-a02: m5 and m6 (5 & 6 series) with s85 obd communication. Software error in the dme control module may cause communication incompatibility with certain generic obd scanner tools. *pe
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.