Service bulletins for the 1997 BMW 540i
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.
21 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| 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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| B013118 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL-RELATED SHORT-TERM ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION AND CONSEQUENTIAL REPAIRS This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B01 31 18 dated October 2018. |
| B013118 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL-RELATED SHORT-TERM ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION AND CONSEQUENTIAL REPAIRS This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B01 31 18 dated October 2018. |
| B080119 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. In an effort to improve the completion rate on Takata air bag recall affected vehicles; BMW NA has expanded the BMW Ultimate Rewards platform to include a new Recall Support page. This page will allow IRFs to check their customers VINs for open Takata recalls; and get rewarded for helping us with completing repairs. |
| B011618 | 2019-02-25. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE. TAKATA CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM. FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MODULES. |
| B650916 | 2019-01-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Radio / Navigation / Head Unit Identification Guide |
| B011618 | 2018-11-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS. For the above-referenced vehicles with driver?s side airbag modules, BMW of North America, LLC (?BMW NA?) will provide a Customer Support Program as outlined in the Takata Settlement Customer Support Program Overview attachment. This ?component-specific? customer support program applies only if there is a defect in materials or workmanship of the Takata driver?s side airbag module in a listed vehicle. |
| B122817 | 2018-07-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAM DME (FOR O2 SENSORS): Due to DME software error, the following oxygen sensors plausibility fault codes may be stored in DME 5.2.1 control module: |
| B122917 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAM DME: The incorrect dataset could be programmed into DME 5.2.1 control module. |
| 84 01 97 | 2000-02-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. BMW NAVIGATION SYSTEM CD V 05 OPERATING SOFTWARE FOR MARK I SYSTEM. |
| 11 05 97 | 2000-02-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. LEFT SIDE ENGINE SUPPORT MAY CONTACT THE FRONT SUBFRAME, CAUSING A DRONE NOISE. *AK |
| 16 06 97 | 2000-02-28. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING PRODUCTION WHICH WILL CAUSE FUEL GAUGE TO READ APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL EVEN IF TANK IS COMOPLETELY FULL. *AK |
| 65 04 98 | 1998-06-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. CONDITION WITH DSP AMPLIFIER DRAINS BATTERY.*YC |
| 16 01 98 | 1998-06-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL AND FUEL FILLER CAP / FILLER DOOR LABELS. *YC |
| 04 17 97 | 1998-05-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SITUATION WITH THE TENSION ROD TEST GAUGE. *YC |
| 34 01 98 | 1998-05-14. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT MOMENTARY EVENT WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT IMMEDIATLELY RETURN. MODELS BUILT PRIOR TO 3/97 *DB*YC |
| 16 04 97 | 1998-05-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. NEW EVAPORATIVE (CHARCOAL) CANISTER PURGE LINE. ALL E38 AND E39 MODELE INTRODUCED INTO PRODUCTION APPROXIMATELY 3/97 *DB*YC |
| 62 01 98 | 1998-05-14. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS. CONDITION WITH BRAKE PAD WARNING STAYS ILLUMINATED AFTER BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. *YC |
| 72 08 97 | 1998-05-06. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. VARIOUS INFORMATION REGARDING DEACTIVATION OF AIRBAGS. *YC |
| 51 03 97 | 1998-05-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. EXHIBITING A CREAKING NOISE FROM THE UPPER DOOR AREA EXHIBITED IN SOME E39 MODELS BUILT PRIOR TO 4/97 *DB*YC |
| 04 01 98 | 1998-04-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT ON TANK VENTILATION LEAK COUPLERS. *YC |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.