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Service bulletin SIB-16-01-05

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 id10016620
Published by NHTSA2005-09-26
Manufacturer's numberSIB-16-01-05
Manufacturer's date2012-05-01
ReplacesSI-B-16-01-05
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

BMW: BUZZING, HUMMING OR GROWLING NOISES COMING FROM INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. BMW E46 (3 SERIES) *SC UPDATED 6/5/12. *PE

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

Fuel system, Fuel tank

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES

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