BMW 5 Series 2002–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-51-11-11 · NHTSA communication 10040046 · issued Apr 1, 2011
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2002–2011
model years
20
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: when outside temp is below freezing the outside doors will not close or are difficult to open. A door cable has moisture intrusion and freezes. *rm
Vehicles covered
- 2002 BMW 5 Series
- 2003 BMW 5-Series
- 2004 BMW 5 Series
- 2005 BMW 5 Series
- 2006 BMW 5 Series
- 2007 BMW 5 Series
- 2008 BMW 5 Series
- 2009 BMW 5 Series
- 2010 BMW 5 Series
- 2011 BMW 5 Series
- 2002 BMW 7 Series
- 2003 BMW 7 Series
- 2004 BMW 7 Series
- 2005 BMW 7 Series
- 2006 BMW 7 Series
- 2007 BMW 7 Series
- 2008 BMW 7 Series
- 2009 BMW 7-Series
- 2010 BMW 7-Series
- 2011 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.