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Service bulletin 980701720398

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 id601924
Published by NHTSA1998-08-31
Manufacturer's number980701720398
Manufacturer's date1998-08-31
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS

NHTSA's summary

SITUATION WITH THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. *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 3 SERIES1997
BMW 3 SERIES1997
BMW 3 SERIES1997
BMW 3 SERIES1997
BMW 318I

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

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SIB-65-36-092011-05-04. Service bulletin. BMW: THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A SOFTWARE ERROR. *RM
SIB-65-75-062009-07-13. Service bulletin. BMW SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP (AWL) IS ILLUMINATED, TOGETHER WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS LAMP (POL). THE PROBLEM MAY BE INTERMITTENT. MICROCRACKS IN THE OC3 SEAT MAT. *PE UPDATED 9/30/11. *PE
72 08 971998-05-06. Service bulletin. VARIOUS INFORMATION REGARDING DEACTIVATION OF AIRBAGS. *YC
72 04 961998-03-30. Service bulletin. SITUATION ON THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT COMES "ON" AND STAYS ILLUMINATED FOR UP TO TWO MINUTES AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. *AK