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Service bulletin 51 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 id52371
Published by NHTSA1997-07-24
Manufacturer's number51 09 96
Manufacturer's date1997-01-01
Replaces51 08 96
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

NHTSA's summary

DOOR WINDOW FRAME TRIM - THE FLAT BLACK TAPE USED TO TRIM THE REAR VERTICAL PORTION OF THE DOOR WINDOW FRAMES WILL SOMETIMES PEEL UP IN AREAS WHERE THE WINDOW GUIDE PRESSES ON THEM, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER.

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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
BMW 318TI

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