BMW X5 2009–2010 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SI-B16-01-11 · NHTSA communication 10038187 · issued May 1, 2011
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2009–2010
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: there is a software error causing the service engine soon light to illuminate and store a trouble code. *rm updated 8/3/11. *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.