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Service bulletin 720500

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 id616168
Published by NHTSA2001-02-13
Manufacturer's number720500
Manufacturer's date2005-01-01
Replaces720500
NHTSA componentAIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

NHTSA's summary

THE SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND FAULT CODES 8 OR 9 (IN MRS2 SYSTEM), OR HEX CODES 05 OR 06 (IN MRS 3 SYSTEM) - SIDE AIRBAG, RESISTANCE TOO HIGH ARE STORED IN THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE MEMORY. *TT THIS SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN SUPERSEDES SI 72-05-00 DATED SPETEMBER 2000. *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

Air bags, Air bag control module

Vehicles listed
BMW E46 SERIES

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