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BMW X6 2009technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIB-24-06-09 · NHTSA communication 10033134 · issued Dec 1, 2009

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2009
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Bmw vehicles: program control units (hybrid transmission control). Communication to the hybrid transmission control may fail after the vehicle wakes up or when terminal 15 is switched on. Communication between the hybrid transmission and other control modules is required for normal operation, the vehicle cannot be started if this situation were to occur. Model e72, activehybrid x6. *pe

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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.