Service bulletins for the 1997 BMW 318i
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.
30 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Electrical system are shown. Show all
| B510819 | 2024-02-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met. |
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| SIB-61-37-12 | 2013-03-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW: THE HIGH-VOLTAGE (HV) BATTERY CELLS COULD BE DAMAGED IF THE VEHICLE IS PREVENTED FROM ENTERING SLEEP MODE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. UPDATED 03/11/2013 *JS |
| SIB-72-05-07 | 2011-08-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SEAT BELTS. BMW: A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IS CAUSING ONE OR BOTH OF THE SEAT BELT ASSISTANTS TO NOT EXTEND FULLY OR MAY NOT EXTEND AT ALL. THE POSITION AT WHICH THE ASSISTANT COMES TO REST VARIES. E92. *RM |
| SIB-65-36-09 | 2011-05-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; AIR BAGS. BMW: THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A SOFTWARE ERROR. *RM |
| 62 02 97 | 1997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. REPLACEMENT OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TW |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.