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Service bulletin 510201

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 id622333
Published by NHTSA2001-10-16
Manufacturer's number510201
Manufacturer's date2001-08-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID

NHTSA's summary

A CONDITION MAY EXIST WHERE THE TRUNK LID GAS STRUTS USED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES PRIOR TO 6/2000 PRODUCTION MAY ALLOW THE LID TO TOUCH THE HARDTOP WHEN IT IS INSTALLED. BMW IS CONDUCTING A SERVICE ACTION TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT STRUTS WITH IMPROVED PARTS. *TT

The document

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Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
BMW Z8

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