{"nhtsa_id":616142,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2001-02-12","date":"2000-12-01","document_id":"841400","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL","mfr_system":null,"summary":"THIS BULLETIN MENTIONS THAT THE COMPENSATOR CAN INTERMITTENTLY STAY ACTIVE WITH APPROXIMATELY 420 MA OF CURRENT DRAW ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A BMW DIGITAL CPT 7000 PHONE (WITH A COMPENSATOR), AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. THIS CAN RESULT IN A DISCHARGED BATTERY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (OVERNIGHT). *TT","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/616142","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"E38","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"E52","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"E53","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":[]}