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Service bulletin 510395(4240)

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 id46402
Published by NHTSA1996-04-25
Manufacturer's number510395(4240)
Manufacturer's date1995-10-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

NHTSA's summary

E36 CONVERTIBLES BUILT IN THE PERIOD 8/94 TROUGH 12/94 WHICH WERE EQUIPPED WITH OPTION PACKAGE 205 (HEATED SEATS [494] AND HEATED MIRRORS AND DOOR LOCK [314]), MAY HAVE A DOOR LOCK HEATER THAT DOES NOT WORK. THIS CAN BE DUE TO A MISSING SIGNAL WIRE FROM THE GENERAL MODULE (GM) TO CONNECTOR X257 AT THE LOWER LEFT 'A' PILLAR.

The document

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Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
BMW BMW1994

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