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Service bulletin 611300

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 id618592
Published by NHTSA2001-04-17
Manufacturer's number611300
Manufacturer's date2000-10-01
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES WITH RAIN SENSING WIPERS, PRODUCED BEFORE FEBRUARY 2000 MAY EXHIBIT A WINDSHIELD WIPER THAT WIPES CONTINUOUSLY OR IN AN ERRATIC WAY; THE SENSITIVITY OF THE RAIN SENSOR CANNOT BE ADJUSTED; CONTROL OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER VIA THE RAIN SENSOR FAILS INTERMITTENTLY; THE WINDSHIELD WIPER REMAINS OFF FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME; THE WIPER SWITCHES ON WITHOUT REASON WHEN THE VEHICLE MOVES FROM SHADE TO SUNLIGHT; THE WIPER WIPES THE WINDSHIELD FOUR OR FIVE TIMES WHEN THE RAIN SENSORS IS ACTIVATED; AND / OR THE WIPERS STOP APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES TO 15 DEGREES FROM THE END POSITION. *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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Wipers and washers

Vehicles listed
BMW E38
BMW E39
BMW E46 SERIES

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