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1997 BMW M5

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Service bulletins

10 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.

B340714

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

Functional noises (squealing/honking) when braking shortly before the vehicle comes to a stop. CAUSE Material-

110106

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

S85 ENGINE OIL LEVEL AND OIL SERVICE INFORMATION. *AK

65 04 98

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

CONDITION WITH DSP AMPLIFIER DRAINS BATTERY.*YC

04 01 98

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SUBJECT ON TANK VENTILATION LEAK COUPLERS. *YC

16 04 97

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

NEW EVAPORATIVE (CHARCOAL) CANISTER PURGE LINE. ALL E38 AND E39 MODELE INTRODUCED INTO PRODUCTION APPROXIMATELY 3/97 *DB*YC

34 01 98

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT MOMENTARY EVENT WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT IMMEDIATLELY RETURN. MODELS BUILT PRIOR TO 3/97 *DB*YC

51 03 97

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

EXHIBITING A CREAKING NOISE FROM THE UPPER DOOR AREA EXHIBITED IN SOME E39 MODELS BUILT PRIOR TO 4/97 *DB*YC

62 01 98

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

CONDITION WITH BRAKE PAD WARNING STAYS ILLUMINATED AFTER BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. *YC

72 08 97

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

VARIOUS INFORMATION REGARDING DEACTIVATION OF AIRBAGS. *YC

04 17 97

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SITUATION WITH THE TENSION ROD TEST GAUGE. *YC

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