# Service bulletins for the 1996 BMW M3

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 bulletins from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

- [B340714](/bulletins/10244237.md), 2023-11-01, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. Functional noises \(squealing/honking\) when braking shortly before the vehicle comes to a stop. CAUSE Material\-
- [SIB\-33\-01\-02](/bulletins/10040853.md), 2011-09-13, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON\-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. BMW: A GRINDING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL DURING SLOW CORNERING. WHEN TURNING A SLIP/STICK EFFECT IS CREATED ON THE LINING AND STEEL DISCS INCORPORATED IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCH CAUSES A GRINDING NOISE. \*RM
- [SI\-B11\-07\-09](/bulletins/10030850.md), 2009-12-09, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. BMW: THERMOSTAT HOUSING INSPECTION. THE RETAINING SPRINGS OF THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING QUICK RELEASE COUPLINGS FOR THE COOLANT HOSES MAY NOT BE LOCKED CORRECTLY. THIS SITUATION MAY RESULT IN A COOLANT LEAK. MODELS AFFECTED ARE M3 SEDAN \(E90\), COUPE \(92\), AND CONVERTIBLE \(393\). NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. \*PE
- [120299](/bulletins/604633.md), 1999-05-07, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN OF ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH ON COLD START. \*TT
- [12 10 97](/bulletins/601101.md), 1998-07-01, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SUBJECT ON VOLUNTARY EXHAUST EMISSION SERVICE ACTION NO. 98E\-A01. \*YC \*JN
- [36 01 98](/bulletins/600876.md), 1998-06-10, Service bulletin: TIRES. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO MICHELIN PILOT SX MXX3 TIRES IN 235/40 ZR 17 AND 225/45 ZR 17 SIZES. \*YC
- [16 01 98](/bulletins/600874.md), 1998-06-10, Service bulletin: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL AND FUEL FILLER CAP / FILLER DOOR LABELS. \*YC
- [12 10 97](/bulletins/600873.md), 1998-06-10, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SUBJECT ON VOLUNTARY EXHAUST EMISSION SERVICE ACTION NO. 98E\-A01. PRODUCED FROM 10/95 \- 11/97 \*YC\*DB
- [MSG1407](/bulletins/52261.md), 1997-07-17, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. NEW DIFFERENTIAL HAS A FLANGE WITH 4 HOLES VERSUS THE OLD FLANGE THAT HAS 6 HOLES. \*TW

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