Service bulletin 120913
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10150160 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-12-03 |
| Manufacturer's number | 120913 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2013-11-01 |
| NHTSA component | EQUIPMENT |
NHTSA's summary
State Inspection and Emission (I/M) Test Fails Due To an Invalid VIN Number. The customer of an affected vehicle may fail to pass an I/M test due to a non-compliant 17digit vehicle identification number (VIN) stored in the DME (Digital Motor Electronic). The VIN read out and displayed on the state test printout does not match the actual VIN of the vehicle. If the DME was reprogrammed using the previously available BMW service equipment (e.g., Progman, GT1), it is possible that only the last 7 digits of the VIN were entered into the DME, and positions 4 through10 may only contain default characters. For example: The state I/M tester or OBD scan tool may read out WBAAA00000A123456 instead of the correct full 17-digit VIN, WBAZZ03492A123456.
The document
The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.
Components
Equipment and accessories
| BMW 323CI | 2000 |
|---|---|
| BMW 323I | 1999, 2000 |
| BMW 325CI | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| BMW 325I | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| BMW 325IT | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW 325XI | 2001 |
| BMW 325XI | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| BMW 325XIT | 2002, 2003, 2004 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW 328CI | 2000 |
| BMW 328I | 1999, 2000 |
| BMW 330CI | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| BMW 330I | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| BMW 330XI | 2001 |
| BMW 330XI | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| BMW M ROADSTER | 2006 to 2008 |
| BMW M3 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| BMW X3 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| BMW X5 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| BMW Z4 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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