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Service bulletin 72 08 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 id600300
Published by NHTSA1998-05-06
Manufacturer's number72 08 97
Manufacturer's date1998-02-01
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

VARIOUS INFORMATION REGARDING DEACTIVATION OF AIRBAGS. *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

Air bags

Vehicles listed
BMW 318I1997, 1998
BMW 318IC1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 318TI1997 to 1998
BMW 328IC1997
BMW 540I1997, 1998
BMW 750IL1997, 1998
BMW E 31 SERIES
BMW E32
BMW E34
BMW E36
BMW E38
BMW E39
BMW M51997 to 1998

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

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