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Service bulletin 12 10 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 id600873
Published by NHTSA1998-06-10
Manufacturer's number12 10 97
Manufacturer's date1998-03-01
Replaces12 08 97
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT ON VOLUNTARY EXHAUST EMISSION SERVICE ACTION NO. 98E-A01. PRODUCED FROM 10/95 - 11/97 *YC*DB

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

Engine, Exhaust and emissions

Vehicles listed
BMW 328I1996, 1997, 1998
BMW 328IC1997
BMW 528I1996
BMW 528I1997, 1998
BMW M31996, 1997, 1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19971731997-10-09. Engine

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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