{"nhtsa_id":10147133,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-05","date":"2015-05-01","document_id":"B160104","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"\"BMW NA is not requesting that these fuel tanks be returned to the Warranty Parts Return Center (WPRC) after a claim payment. When performing a fuel tank replacement on an E46 \"\"3 Series with the M56 SULEV (PZEV) engine\"\" (claim and non-claim related), the following pre-disposal procedure must be performed prior to scrapping the fuel tank. BEFORE STARTING AND WHILE CONDUCTING THE STEEL FUEL TANK DISPOSAL , FOLLOW ALL LOCAL AND STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO HANDLING OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS. DO NOT USE ANY ELECTRICALLY POWERED TOOLS OR OPEN-FLAME DEVICES (E.G., ACETYLENE TORCHES) DURING THIS.\"","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10147133-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2015/MC-10147133-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10147133","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"fuel-system","name":"Fuel system","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"325CI","year_from":2003,"year_to":2003,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2003_bmw_325ci"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"325I","year_from":2003,"year_to":2005,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2003_bmw_325i","2004_bmw_325i","2005_bmw_325i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"325IT","year_from":2003,"year_to":2004,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2003_bmw_325i","2004_bmw_325i"]}],"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":[]}