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Service bulletin 72 04 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 id54154
Published by NHTSA1998-03-30
Manufacturer's number72 04 96
Manufacturer's date1997-11-01
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

NHTSA's summary

SITUATION ON THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT COMES "ON" AND STAYS ILLUMINATED FOR UP TO TWO MINUTES AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. *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

Air bags, Air bag control module

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES1997
BMW 3 SERIES1997
BMW 3 SERIES1997
BMW 3 SERIES1997
BMW 5 SERIES1997
BMW 7 SERIES1997
BMW 8 SERIES1996
BMW BMW1997

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