Service bulletins for the 1997 BMW 740i
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.
17 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 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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| B650916 | 2019-01-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Radio / Navigation / Head Unit Identification Guide |
| 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. |
| 16 01 98 | 1998-06-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL AND FUEL FILLER CAP / FILLER DOOR LABELS. *YC |
| 64 01 98 | 1998-06-02. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. REPLACEMENT HEATER CORES FOR E38 VEHICLES. *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 |
| 04 01 98 | 1998-04-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT ON TANK VENTILATION LEAK COUPLERS. *YC |
| 84 10 97 | 1998-03-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INSTALLATION ON MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR CMT 5000/CPT 6000 PHONES. *AK |
| MSG0350 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE ILLUMINATION FOR THE BUTTONS ON THE MULTI FUNCTION STEERING WHEEL FLICKERS. *TW |
| MSG0149 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH. VEHICLES MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DIMMER CIRCUIT - VEHICLES RELEASED FROM THE VPCS STARTING 10-04-96 HAVE DISABLED DIMMER SWITCHES. *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 |
| 61/17/96 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. FLICKERING ILLUMINATION OR FLICKERING INDICATOR LAMP IN MULTI-FUNCTION STEERING WHEEL (MFL) SWITCHES. *TW |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.