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Service bulletin 72 09 96

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 id52212
Published by NHTSA1997-07-17
Manufacturer's number72 09 96
Manufacturer's date1997-02-01
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

NHTSA's summary

THE SETTING OF THE THRESHOLD FOR THE SAFING SENSOR IN THE SIDE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES IS MARGINAL. *TW

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

Air bags, Air bag control module

Vehicles listed
BMW 7 SERIES
BMW 735
BMW 740

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