BMW 5 Series 1985–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SI-B12-02-09 · NHTSA communication 10029684 · issued May 1, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1985–2008
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: service engine soon lamp or the check gas cap warnings are illuminated while driving. When diagnosed, the dme has stored faults for small leak, micro leak, super fine leak, or large leak in relation to the tank ventilation or evaporative system *pe updated 10/27/09. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 1994 BMW 5 Series
- 1995 BMW 5 Series
- 1996 BMW 5 Series
- 1997 BMW 5 Series
- 1998 BMW 5 Series
- 1999 BMW 5 Series
- 2000 BMW 5 Series
- 2001 BMW 5 Series
- 2002 BMW 5 Series
- 2003 BMW 5 Series
- 2004 BMW 5 Series
- 2005 BMW 5 Series
- 2006 BMW 5 Series
- 2007 BMW 5 Series
- 2008 BMW 5 Series
- 1985 BMW 6 Series
- 1986 BMW 6 Series
- 1987 BMW 6 Series
- 1988 BMW 6 Series
- 1989 BMW 6 Series
- 1990 BMW 6 Series
- 1991 BMW 6 Series
- 1992 BMW 6 Series
- 1993 BMW 6 Series
- 1994 BMW 6 Series
- 1995 BMW 6 Series
- 1996 BMW 6 Series
- 1997 BMW 6 Series
- 1998 BMW 6 Series
- 1999 BMW 6 Series
- 2000 BMW 6 Series
- 2001 BMW 6 Series
- 2002 BMW 6 Series
- 2003 BMW 6 Series
- 2004 BMW 6 Series
- 2005 BMW 6 Series
- 2006 BMW 6 Series
- 2007 BMW 6 Series
- 2008 BMW 6 Series
- 1994 BMW 7 Series
- 1995 BMW 7 Series
- 1996 BMW 7 Series
- 1997 BMW 7 Series
- 1998 BMW 7 Series
- 1999 BMW 7 Series
- 2000 BMW 7 Series
- 2001 BMW 7 Series
- 2002 BMW 7 Series
- 2003 BMW 7 Series
- 2004 BMW 7 Series
- 2005 BMW 7 Series
- 2006 BMW 7 Series
- 2007 BMW 7 Series
- 2008 BMW 7 Series
- 2005 BMW X5
- 2006 BMW X5
- 2008 BMW X5
- 2007 BMW X5 Sav
- 2000 BMW X6
- 2001 BMW X6
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.