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Service bulletin 000200

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 id618601
Published by NHTSA2001-04-17
Manufacturer's number000200
Manufacturer's date2000-10-01
Replaces000200
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING NEW VEHICLE PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. *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

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES2001
BMW 3 SERIES2001
BMW 3 SERIES2001
BMW 3 SERIES2001
BMW 5 SERIES2001
BMW 7 SERIES2001
BMW Z3 COUPE2001
BMW Z3 ROADSTER2001
BMW Z82001

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
02V1380002002-05-16. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
20011822001-07-09. Engine
01V2060002001-06-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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