Service bulletin SIB-41-04-08

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.

NHTSA's summary

BMW VEHICLE :REAR AXLE SUPPORT REPAIR PROCEDURE. A FRACTURE IN THE STEEL BODY STRUCTURE COULD FORM IN THE AREA AROUND ONE OF THE REAR AXLE CARRIER MOUNTING POINTS. MODEL E46 (3 SERIES). MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE UPDATED 5/22/09. *PE UPDATED 2/09/09. *PE UPDATED 7/14/10. *PE

The document

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Components

Suspension

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