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Service bulletin SI B52 05 08

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 id10025848
Published by NHTSA2008-09-10
Manufacturer's numberSI B52 05 08
Manufacturer's date2008-06-01
NHTSA componentSEATS

NHTSA's summary

BMW: SEAT FRAME DESIGN CHANGED FOR 392 (3 SERIES COUPE) PRODUCED UP TO MAY 2007. ON EARLY PRODUCTION E92S, THE SOCKET WHICH SECURES THE SEAT BACKREST RELEASE CABLE TO THE RELEASE MECHANISM COULD PULL FREE FROM THE RELEASE MECHANISM. *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

Seats

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995, 1996
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995, 1996
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 1995
BMW 3 SERIES1994, 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, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW 3 SERIES2007
BMW 3 SERIES2007
BMW 3 SERIES2007
BMW 3 SERIES2007
BMW 3-SERIES2003
BMW 3-SERIES2003
BMW 3-SERIES2003
BMW 3-SERIES2003
BMW 3-SERIES2003
BMW 3-SERIES2003

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20083072008-08-26. Seats And Restraints
19990861999-05-17. Seats And Restraints

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
6510132018-12-03. Service bulletin. "The replacement OC3 seat mat (front passenger seat occupancy) will not enable when following ISTA Repair Instruction REP 65 77 604, ""Replacing sensor mat (OC3 mat) for passenger seat occupancy detector."" 1. When the new mat is installed in the vehicle, too much pre-load pressure will prevent the mat from being enabled. ISTA/P WILL NOT enable the new part, and will cause permanent damage to it. 2. The new part has incorrect coding."
B0101182018-07-16. Service bulletin. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY (OC3) MAT FOR SRS: LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 15 YEARS/UNLIMITED MILES