{"nhtsa_id":611054,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2000-05-26","date":"1999-08-01","document_id":"650299","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":"650299","component":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.","mfr_system":null,"summary":"SOME VEHICLES PRODUCED BEFORE 8/99 MAY EXHIBIT A TICKING NOISE AT IDLE AND GENERATOR INTERFERENCE (WHINE) HEARD WHEN THE RADIO IS TUNED TO THE AM BAND. THE TICKING NOISE IS NOTICEABLE ONLY AT IDLE, WHILE THE GENERATOR WHINE WILL BE HEARD BETWEEN 1300 TO 2500 RPM. *TT","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/611054","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"E46 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":[]}