{"nhtsa_id":10152623,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-01-07","date":"2018-11-01","document_id":"MC63878528","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"The engine starts poorly at low ambient temperatures. When the outside temperature is very low, it is a BASIC requirement that the throttle valve is opened slightly when starting the engine (Requirement: Open throttle grip by approx. 15°). This is part of the operating instructions released by BMW for the current (as of March 2018) K02/03 that have throttle valves actuated by cable.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10152623-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10152623-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10152623","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"E 31 SERIES","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"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":[]}