BMW 5 Series 2000–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-12-09-08 · NHTSA communication 10032781 · issued Feb 1, 2008
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2010
model years
30
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw vehicle: driveability complaints due to cooling fan relay failure. The customer may complain of intermittent driveability problems, described as-engine is lacking power when accelerating uphill; transmission will not upshift under heavy acceleration; distinct hesitation when accelerating from 30-45mph. No model years listed. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 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
- 2009 BMW 5 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
- 2000 BMW X5
- 2001 BMW X5
- 2002 BMW X5
- 2003 BMW X5
- 2004 BMW X5
- 2005 BMW X5
- 2006 BMW X5
- 2008 BMW X5
- 2009 BMW X5
- 2010 BMW X5
- 2007 BMW X5 Sav
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.