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Service bulletin 51 12 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 id600296
Published by NHTSA1998-05-06
Manufacturer's number51 12 97
Manufacturer's date1998-03-01
Replaces51 12 97
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

NHTSA's summary

SITUATION WITH DOOR PIN ON VEHICLE COMES LOOSE. AFFECTS ONLY CERTAIN Z3S BUILT IN 4/97 *DB*YC

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 Z3

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