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Service bulletin 650299

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 id611054
Published by NHTSA2000-05-26
Manufacturer's number650299
Manufacturer's date1999-08-01
Replaces650299
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE 8/99 MAY EXHIBIT A TICKING NOISE AT IDLE AND GENERATOR INTERFERENCE (WHINE) HEARD WHEN THE RADIO IS TUNED TO THE AM BAND. THE TICKING NOISE IS NOTICEABLE ONLY AT IDLE, WHILE THE GENERATOR WHINE WILL BE HEARD BETWEEN 1300 TO 2500 RPM. *TT

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
BMW E46 SERIES

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