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BMW 525I 2004–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin 610913 · NHTSA communication 10149605 · issued May 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2004–2010
model years
42
vehicle entries

Official summary

Battery Replacements. A failed battery in the vehicle is being replaced with a battery of a different size and type, which can lead to additional labor to retrofit the differently sized battery. CAUSE In the past, the 110 AH Lead acid battery was not available. The 90/92 AH AGM battery was installed as an alternative replacement; this required retrofitting.

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.