2010 BMW X6 Technical Service Bulletins

278 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2010 BMW X6. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10042465Nov 1, 2011Electrical system. Bmw: vehicle not operating properly because of various electrical malfunctions not working.
• 10039594Oct 1, 2011Engine cooling. Bmw: the engine will not start because the engine compartment partition wall is fitted incorrectly allowing water to drip onto the connector strip of the dme control unit leading to internal damage of the dme. E70/e71. *rm updated 11/21/11.
• 10042704Sep 1, 2011Exterior lighting. Bmw: on certain vehicles, the xenon headlamp often have no trouble found when returned and tested thru warranty parts system. The root cause is not possible to be identify.
• 10042686Sep 1, 2011Electrical system. Bmw: on certain vehicles, the jbe (junction box electronics) module fails programming during a software update of the vehicle.
• 10041409Aug 1, 2011Other or unknown. Bmw: e72. The vehicle may not start or have a loss of power while driving. A malfunction light may be on with trouble codes.
• 10040852Jul 1, 2011Engine cooling. Bmw: the service engine soon light is on. There are trouble codes stored for the crankshaft sensor. No driveability issues.
• 10039764Jun 1, 2011Engine cooling. Bmw: a noise is heard from the engine while running. The alternator drive belt tensioner is loose and/or shows wear.
• 10038187May 1, 2011Engine cooling. Bmw: there is a software error causing the service engine soon light to illuminate and store a trouble code. *rm updated 8/3/11.
• 10040175Mar 1, 2011Exterior lighting. Bmw: check control message is displayed with a stored trouble code related to headlights.
• 10040172Mar 1, 2011Transmission and drivetrain. Bmw: a software problem is causing the transmission to enter safety mode with the transmission light on. There is a stored trouble code.
• 10037704Jan 1, 2011Engine cooling. Bmw: on low mileage vehicles the engine runs rough, mifires, or fails to crank. This is caused by multiple short start-ups without the engine properly going through a warm-up phase.
• 10037703Jan 1, 2011Engine cooling. Bmw: there are high fuel pressure faults stored due to a software error.
• 10037700Jan 1, 2011Engine cooling. Bmw: there may be excessive cranking before the vehicle starts. The service engine soon light may also be on with a lack of engine power.
• 10040368Dec 1, 2010Fuel system. Bmw service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. There may be a problem with the fuel pump which could not meet emissions requirements. There may be a long crank and a service engine soon light.
• 10035008Oct 1, 2010Engine cooling. Bmw vehicle: due to errors in the data in the dme (digital motor electronics), the service engine soon (mil) lamp may come on erroneously. However, obd diagnostics is not adversely affected. Dme software errors.
• 10037077Sep 1, 2010Electrical system, Exterior lighting. Bmw: after starting the vehicle there is a check control message that says the high beam assist faulty. The funciton cannot be activated until after driving for 5 minutes.
• 10041276Aug 1, 2010Engine cooling. Bmw: service engine soon light is on with a fault code stored. Internal dmtl pump failure.
• 10037051Aug 1, 2010Engine cooling. Bmw: there is a software error that is causing the service engine soon light to illuminate without a fault code.
• 10037050Aug 1, 2010Air bags. Bmw: operating description of the passenger airbag status light.
• 10037026Aug 1, 2010Electrical system, Equipment. Bmw: elctronically disconnecting the junction box without disconnecting the battery will cause damage to the rear power distribution box.
• 10037025Aug 1, 2010Exterior lighting. Bmw: procedure for determining and replacing incandescent and halogen light bulbs under warranty.
• 10025701Jul 1, 2010Electrical system, Engine cooling. N54-diagnosis for dme fc 29dc/2fbf for models e90, e92 produced from 06/06 and e93, e60, e61 produced from 03/07. *pe updated 7/8/09. *pe models e82, e88 produced from start 2000 and e71 produced from start 2000. Updated 7/21/10. *pe models x6, e89, z4 from start of production. Updated 11/1/10. *pe models f01 and f02 from start of production. Updated 1/3/11.
• 10037061Jun 1, 2010Transmission and drivetrain. Bmw: a fault for oil wear is stored in the memory, but it does not illuminate the warning lamp.
• 10036979Jun 1, 2010Steering. Bmw: a new technical process has been created for bmw to identify causes of steering complaints with a wide range of models.
• 10036978Jun 1, 2010Exterior lighting. Bmw: the led trailer lights flicker while being towed.
• 10034187May 1, 2010Seats. Bmw: repositioning harness after seat motor replacement. When replacement of the drive motor for the comfort seat back width adjustment becomes necessary, the seat harness requires further modification because it has changed.
• 10034467Apr 1, 2010Electrical system. Bmw vehicles: various simultaneous electrical problems. There is a software error in the jbbfe-3r control module. Very intermittently, the jbbfe-3r wakes up in bootloader ode instead of application mode. Perform diagnostics with ista and work through any related test modules.
• 10033130Dec 1, 2009Fuel system. Bmw vehicles: fuel level sensor repairs. Where it is necessary to replace the right or the left side fuel level sensor due to a failure, the entire pump and housing or delivery unit (suction jet assembly) do not need to be replaced as well. In some cases, epc does not show that the repair kit is available separately in the illustration, but it is available in the parts description. All models. No model years listed.

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