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Service bulletin 111195(4305)

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 id46400
Published by NHTSA1996-04-25
Manufacturer's number111195(4305)
Manufacturer's date1995-10-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

THE DME EPROM PROGRAMMING UPDATE SERVICE ACTION OUTLINED IN SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETINS 12 06 95 (4258) AND 12 09 94 (4132) MUST BE PERFORMED ON ALL AFFECTED M60 POWERED VEHICLES. THE DME PROGRAMMING UPDATE WILL NOT AFFECT A VEHICLE'S IDLE QUALITY. HOWEVER, IT WILL PREVENT DEGRADATION OF IDLE QUALITY CAUSED BY CHEMICAL REACTION OF HIGH SULFER CONTENT FUELS WITH THE CYLINDER WALL MATERIAL.

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

Vehicles listed
BMW 530
BMW 540
BMW 740
BMW 850

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