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Service bulletin 330101

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 id621521
Published by NHTSA2001-09-25
Manufacturer's number330101
Manufacturer's date2001-06-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES WITH A S54 ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A DRIVETRAIN RATTLE OR KNOCKING NOISE DURING A LOAD CHANGE, I.E. 1ST TO 2ND GEAR SHIFT AT LOW ENGINE SPEED, A NOISE APPEARING TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR AXLE AREA. *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, Axle

Vehicles listed
BMW E46 SERIES

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