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Service bulletin 121999

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 id606694
Published by NHTSA1999-08-31
Manufacturer's number121999
Manufacturer's date1999-06-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMING ME7.2 ENGINE CONTROL MODULES WITH CD 18. *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

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
BMW 540I1998
BMW 540IA1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 540ITA1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 740IA1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 740ILA1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

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