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Service bulletin 230499

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 id611198
Published by NHTSA2000-05-31
Manufacturer's number230499
Manufacturer's date2000-03-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN STATES THAT INCREASED FORCE MY BE REQUIRED ON THE SHIFT LEVER TO DISENGAGE 3RD GEAR WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS ON VEHICLES EQUIPEED WITH SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND PRODUCED FROM 6/96 TO 12/99 AND PRODUCED FROM 9/99 TO 12/99. *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

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
BMW E39 SERIES
BMW M5

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