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Service bulletin 120405

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10015410
Published by NHTSA2005-07-16
Manufacturer's number120405
Manufacturer's date2006-03-01
Replaces120405
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED AND/OR VEHICLE OVERHEATS. BMW E90 (3 SERIES) ALL E90 (3 SERIES) AND E60 (5 SERIES) MODELS EQUIPPED WITH N52 ENGINE. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES1986, 1987
BMW 3 SERIES1986
BMW 3 SERIES1987
BMW 3 SERIES1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1987, 1988
BMW 3 SERIES1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
BMW 3 SERIES1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES1999, 2000
BMW 3 SERIES2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
BMW 3 SERIES2002, 2003, 2004
BMW 3 SERIES2002, 2003, 2004
BMW 5 SERIES1985 to 2002
BMW 5 SERIES2004 to 2006

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
02V1380002002-05-16. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
20011822001-07-09. Engine
01V2060002001-06-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
98V1780001998-08-04. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
19971731997-10-09. Engine
19941151994-07-12. Engine
19911631991-12-04. Engine
19880491988-04-06. Engine

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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