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Service bulletin 12 15 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 id52259
Published by NHTSA1997-07-17
Manufacturer's number12 15 96
Manufacturer's date1997-02-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

NHTSA's summary

M44 MISFIRE FAULTS 50, 51, 52 OR 53. *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

Electrical system, Ignition

Vehicles listed
BMW 318I1996
BMW 318TI1996
BMW Z31996, 1997

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
12 09 972000-02-29. Service bulletin. THE DATA SET OF THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (DME) NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. *AK