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.
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Only bulletins with component: Body and frame are shown. Show all
| 11 05 97 | 2000-02-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. LEFT SIDE ENGINE SUPPORT MAY CONTACT THE FRONT SUBFRAME, CAUSING A DRONE NOISE. *AK |
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| 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 |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.