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BMW 5 Series 1985–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIB-62-04-06 · NHTSA communication 10032987 · issued Dec 1, 2007

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1985–2004
model years
31
vehicle entries

Official summary

Bmw: instrument cluster-failure of displays/functions. Total or partial failure of displays or functions in the instrument cluster. The displays or functions start working again after the vehicle has been parked (sleep mode). Internal error in the processing of incoming messages from the k can bus. There may be various can message errors stored in the fault memory. *pe

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.