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BMW 7 Series 2000–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIB-61-07-12 · NHTSA communication 10043689 · issued Feb 1, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2012
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

Bmw: after a few miles or several thousand miles, check control message, hybrid malfunction, may appear after programming of software for vehicle. *pe

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.