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Service bulletin SIB-72-28-06

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 id10040050
Published by NHTSA2011-08-15
Manufacturer's numberSIB-72-28-06
Manufacturer's date2011-04-01
NHTSA componentSEAT BELTS

NHTSA's summary

BMW: THE END OF THE SEATBELT ASSISTANT BREAKS/FALLS OFF WHEN RETRACTING. THE RETAINING TAB IS NOT ROBUST ENOUGH. E92. *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

Seat belts

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

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
SIB-72-01-112011-09-30. Service bulletin. BMW: E92. THE SEAT BELT EXTENDER ON THE FRONT DRIVER¿S OR PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO DELIVER THE BELT. THE SAFETY BELT EXTENDER EXTENDS BUT THE BELT SLIPS OFF. THE ¿HAND¿ ON THE EXTENDER FAILS. THE SAFETY BELT IS TWISTED. THE EXTENDER WILL NOT OPERATE AND MAKES NOISE WHILE EXTENDING. *RM
SIB-72-05-072011-08-15. Service bulletin. BMW: A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IS CAUSING ONE OR BOTH OF THE SEAT BELT ASSISTANTS TO NOT EXTEND FULLY OR MAY NOT EXTEND AT ALL. THE POSITION AT WHICH THE ASSISTANT COMES TO REST VARIES. E92. *RM
SIB-72-03-102011-05-24. Service bulletin. BMW: ON SOME E92 MODELS THE SAFETY BELT EXTENDER IS NOT EXTENDING THE BELT OR IS NOISY. THIS CAN BE A FAULT OF THE EXTENDER OR THE BELT IS CONTORTED. *RM
SIB-72-01-102011-02-12. Service bulletin. BMW VEHICLE: FRONT SAFETY BELT DOES NOT RETRACT SMOOTHLY OR JAMS. THE UPPER PART OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S FRONT SAFETY BELT DOES NOT ROLL UP FULLY OR ROLLS UP SLOWLY. THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE INERTIA REEL IS INCORRECT AT THE FASTENING POINT. THE BELT IS TOUCHING THE GUIDE FUNNEL. MODELS E90, E91 AND E92. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE