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Service bulletin 120799

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 id611015
Published by NHTSA2000-05-25
Manufacturer's number120799
Manufacturer's date1999-12-01
Replaces120799
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LAMP TO ILLUMINATE AND ONE OR MORE FAULT CODES SET IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. (E39 WITH M52TU ENGINE PRODUCED 9-98-, E46 WITH M52 TU ENGINE PRODUCED 6-98-, Z3 WITH 2.5L/2.8L ENGINE AND MCOUPE WITH 2.8L ENGINE PRODUCED 9-98-). *MJS

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 E39 SERIES
BMW E46 SERIES
BMW Z3

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