Affected Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

Date Published

OCT 01, 2010

NHTSA TSB #

10036911

TSB Document

• Sorry, the NHTSA has not posted this TSB document yet.

You can still get the detailed info from BMW for this TSB. Call your local BMW dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# SI-B12-15-10.

Summary

BMW: VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN 10E-A01: PROGRAM CONTROL UNITS (DME RETROFIT). AN ERROR IN DME (DIGITAL MOTOR ELECTRONICS) SOFTWARE, IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO READ OUT THE DME DATA USING A NON BMW TESTER (I.E., SCAN TOOL, ETC.). AS A RESULT, AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PASS A STATE EMISSION INSPECTION WHERE THE TESTING PROCEDURE CONSISTS OF SCANNING OBD READINESS CODES. *PE