{"nhtsa_id":10138385,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-05-21","date":"2018-04-01","document_id":"B180318","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"SERVICE ACTION: CHECK THE EXHAUST CLAMPS AT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (F90): The screw clamps that secure the upper and lower catalytic converters (1) may loosen over time.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10138385-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10138385-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10138385","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null},{"id":"catalytic-converter","name":"Catalytic converter","parent":"exhaust-emissions"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"M5","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"M5","year_from":2018,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_bmw_m5"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}