Service bulletins for the 1996 BMW 740iL
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.
9 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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| B650916 | 2019-01-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Radio / Navigation / Head Unit Identification Guide |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 12 01 98 | 1998-04-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON HEAT EXCHANGER OPERATION. E38 740IA/ILA WITH M62 ENGINE PRODUCED UP TO 1/96 *DB*YC |
| 04 01 98 | 1998-04-30. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT ON TANK VENTILATION LEAK COUPLERS. *YC |
| 84/07/96 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. IMPROVED SOFTWARE FOR MOTOROLA CMT3000VR PHONES. *TW |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.