BMW 6 Series 1985–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-12-15-05 · NHTSA communication 10032990 · issued Apr 1, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1985–2005
model years
33
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: diagnosis of dme me 9.2 map thermostat fault 2ef4/279b. The service engine soon light illuminated. The engine does not overheat and the map thermostat operates properly. Possible causes are deterioration of coolant quality; increased contact resistance between the thermostat temperature sensor, the engine wiring harness and the dme connector; internal defect of a map cooling thermostat. *pe updated 11/17/10. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 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
- 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
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.