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Service bulletin 122199

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 id611057
Published by NHTSA2000-05-26
Manufacturer's number122199
Manufacturer's date1999-09-01
Replaces120798
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

SOME OWNERS OF VEHICLES WITH M62 ENGINES PRODUCED 4/97 TO 8/98 MAY EXHIBIT A CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED AND ANY OR ALL OF THE OXYGEN SENSOR PRE CATALYST CODES MAY BE STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM / DME) AS A RESULT OF A SOFTWARE ERROR. *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

Engine, Exhaust and emissions

Vehicles listed
BMW E38 SERIES
BMW E39 SERIES

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