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: Suspension are shown. Show all
| SIB-41-02-09 | 2010-07-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY; SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. BMW VEHICLES: REAR AXLE CARRIER (SUB FRAME) SUPPORT PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, A FRACTURE IN THE STEEL BODY STRUCTURE COULD FORM IN THE AREA AROUND ONE OF THE REAR AXLE CARRIER MOUNTING POINTS. AS A RESULT, A DISTINCT CLICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE AREA OF THE REAR AXLE CARRIER DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. MODEL E46 (3SERIES). NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
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The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.