Service bulletins for the 1996 BMW Z3
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.
12 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| SI B12 12 10 | 2011-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. BMW: WHEN AT LOWER SPEEDS OR STOPPING THE ENGINE IDLE DIPS TOO LOW BECAUSE OF A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *RM |
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| 12 09 97 | 2000-02-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. THE DATA SET OF THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (DME) NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. *AK |
| 12 15 96 | 2000-02-25. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. ROUGH IDLE |
| 121099 | 1999-08-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING VOLUNTARY EMISSION RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 99E-A01. *TT |
| 16 01 98 | 1998-06-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL AND FUEL FILLER CAP / FILLER DOOR LABELS. *YC |
| 12 15 96 | 1997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. M44 MISFIRE FAULTS 50, 51, 52 OR 53. *TW |
| 16 01 97 | 1997-07-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. FUEL TANK FLOURINATION. *TW |
| 52 01 97 | 1997-07-17. Service bulletin. SEATS. SEAT BACKREST PADDDING WEARING. *TW |
| 72/07/96 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. CHILD AIRBAG LETTER, WARNING LABEL AND SAFETY REFERENCE CARD. *TW |
| 41/02/96 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. CREAKS OR RATTLES FROM A-PILLAR AREA. *TW |
| 61/18/96 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH. DIMMING FUNCTION OF HEADLIGHT SWITCH INOPERATIVE. *TW |
| 12/15/96 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. M44 MISFIRE FAULTS 50, 51, 52 OR 53. *TW |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.