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Service bulletin SIB-12-12-08

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 id10028525
Published by NHTSA2009-05-06
Manufacturer's numberSIB-12-12-08
Manufacturer's date2009-02-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS

NHTSA's summary

BMW: SERVICE ENGINE LAMP IS ILLUMINATED. DME FC 2A15 MINOR LEAK AND 2A16 SUPERFINE LEAK IN EVAPORATION SYSTEM. TANK VENTILATION CORRUGATED HOSE MAY CONTACT THE LOW SIDE AIR CONDITIONING PRESSURE LINE ALUMINUM FERREL. THIS CONTACT MAY CAUSE A SMALL LEAK. *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

Engine, Cooling system

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

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
01V2060002001-06-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
98V1780001998-08-04. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

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
SIB6405212022-08-22. Service bulletin. A rattling/droning noise is heard in the vehicle interior when the air conditioning (AC) is activated. Vibrations are felt in the driver's footwell.
11 01 971997-07-17. Service bulletin. COOLANT HOSE RUBBING. *TW