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Service bulletin 24 05 97

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 id53946
Published by NHTSA2000-03-01
Manufacturer's number24 05 97
Manufacturer's date1997-12-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT OUT 3RD GEAR. *AK

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

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
BMW 530IA
BMW 530ITA (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 540IA
BMW 740IA (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 740ILA (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW E34
BMW E38

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