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.
By type
By component
| 72 04 96 | 1998-03-30. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. SITUATION ON THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT COMES "ON" AND STAYS ILLUMINATED FOR UP TO TWO MINUTES AFTER STARTING VEHICLE. *AK |
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| 62 02 97 | 1997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. REPLACEMENT OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TW |
| 41/03/96 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. WIND NOISE DIAGNOSTICS. *TW |
| 72/07/96 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. CHILD AIRBAG LETTER, WARNING LABEL AND SAFETY REFERENCE CARD. *TW |
| 00/11/96R | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. NEW VEHICLE PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. *TW |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.