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1997 BMW E38

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Service bulletins

14 bulletins

Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.

B000706

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

When using the Key Reader to retrieve information from the customer’s key, the data is not updated or current.

B630516

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Moisture is visible on the inside of one or both headlights

840801

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SUBJECT REGARDING VOICE INPUT SYSTEM ADAPTER HARNESS FOR DIGITAL PHONES. *JG

120200

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THERMOSTAT SOFTWARE, OXYGEN SENSOR AND VARIOUS MISFIRE FAULT CODES ARE STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). *TT

720496

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

CONCERNS WITH THE SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FAULT CODES STORED IN THE SRS AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE FAULT MEMORY. *TT

240400

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF A HARD 5-4 AND / OR 3-2 DOWNSHIFT, OR TRANS PROG. DISPLAYED IN THE MATRIX. **MR

040600

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

INFORMATION REGARDING THE DSC III TEST CABLE. *TT

121299

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

INFORMATION PERTAINING TO QUALITY MONITORING OF M44 / M62 CAMSHAFT SENSOR. *TT

65 05 97

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

RADIO DISOLAY ON MID DOES NOT APPEAR WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED ON. *AK

84 01 97

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

BMW NAVIGATION SYSTEM CD V 05 OPERATING SOFTWARE FOR MARK I SYSTEM.

84 07 97

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

IMPROVED SOFTWARE FOR CMT 500VR PHONE ON VEHICLES WITH MK 11 NAV SYSTEM. *AK

11 04 97

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

INTAKE AIR SYSTEMS- UNMETERED AIR LEAKS. *AK

06 10 97

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

TECH RETURN 24 FOR RATTLING NOISE FROM CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK

65 05 96

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

TRIP ODOMETER RESETS BY ITSELF. *AK

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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