BMW X3 2004–2008 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-24-05-06 · NHTSA communication 10033133 · issued Dec 1, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2004–2008
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw vehicles: delayed upshift may occur uphill in 3rd or 4th gear. The transmission will not upshift, usually after going up a slight incline, and stays in either 3rd or 4th gear too long. Calibraton sensitivity in the hill recognition program of the egs transmission module. Models e83, x3. No model years listed. *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.