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Service bulletin 51 01 99

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 id604914
Published by NHTSA1999-05-19
Manufacturer's number51 01 99
Manufacturer's date1999-04-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS OF A FAULTY TRUNK ACTUATOR CAUSING THE TRUNK LOCK TO BE INOPERATIVE ON VEHICLES PRODUCED UP TO 6/98. *TT

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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
BMW E39 SERIES

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