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Service bulletin SIB-51-42-10

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 id10037464
Published by NHTSA2011-05-24
Manufacturer's numberSIB-51-42-10
Manufacturer's date2010-11-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID; STRUCTURE:BODY; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

NHTSA's summary

BMW: WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A DAMAGED SEAL ON REAR VENTS. *RM

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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
BMW Z42002
BMW Z42003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
BMW Z42009, 2010

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

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