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Service bulletin 16 01 98

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 id600874
Published by NHTSA1998-06-10
Manufacturer's number16 01 98
Manufacturer's date1998-03-01
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL AND FUEL FILLER CAP / FILLER DOOR LABELS. *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

Fuel system

Vehicles listed
BMW 318I1997, 1998
BMW 328I1996, 1997, 1998
BMW 528I1997, 1998
BMW 540I1997, 1998
BMW 740I1997, 1998
BMW 740IL1997, 1998
BMW 750IL1997, 1998
BMW M31996, 1997, 1998
BMW Z31996, 1997, 1998

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

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