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Service bulletin 120297

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 id619704
Published by NHTSA2001-06-25
Manufacturer's number120297
Manufacturer's date2001-04-01
Replaces120297
NHTSA componentUNKNOWN OR OTHER

NHTSA's summary

CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP IS ILLUMINATED AND FAULT CODES 238 , 239, 240, 241, 242, OR 243 ARE SET IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. OTHER COMPLAINTS MAY INCLUDE VEHICLE RUNS ROUGH, IS DOWN ON POWER, EXHIBITS POOR STARTING, ETC. *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.

Vehicles listed
BMW E36
BMW E39
BMW E46 SERIES
BMW Z3

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