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Service bulletin 61 03 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 id601208
Published by NHTSA1998-07-07
Manufacturer's number61 03 98
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
Replaces65 02 98
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

CONDITION CONCERNING ENGINE CRANKS, BUT WILL NOT START. *YC *JN

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

Vehicles listed
BMW E38 SERIES
BMW E39 SERIES

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