BMW 323CI 1999–2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B651820 · NHTSA communication 10184591 · issued Nov 1, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1999–2006
model years
54
vehicle entries
Official summary
SERVICE ACTION - HEAD AIR BAG HOLDER RETROFIT: A rattle noise may develop from the head air bag (ITS) gas generator contacting adjacent component. This noise can be heard while driving on an uneven roadway.
Vehicles covered
- 2000 BMW 323CI
- 1999 BMW 323I
- 2000 BMW 323I
- 2000 BMW 323IT
- 2001 BMW 325CI
- 2002 BMW 325CI
- 2003 BMW 325CI
- 2004 BMW 325CI
- 2005 BMW 325CI
- 2006 BMW 325CI
- 2001 BMW 325I
- 2002 BMW 325I
- 2003 BMW 325I
- 2004 BMW 325I
- 2005 BMW 325I
- 2001 BMW 325IT
- 2002 BMW 325IT
- 2003 BMW 325IT
- 2004 BMW 325IT
- 2005 BMW 325IT
- 2001 BMW 325XI
- 2002 BMW 325XI
- 2003 BMW 325XI
- 2004 BMW 325XI
- 2005 BMW 325XI
- 2001 BMW 325XIT
- 2002 BMW 325XIT
- 2003 BMW 325XIT
- 2004 BMW 325XIT
- 2005 BMW 325XIT
- 2000 BMW 328CI
- 1999 BMW 328I
- 2000 BMW 328I
- 2001 BMW 330CI
- 2002 BMW 330CI
- 2003 BMW 330CI
- 2004 BMW 330CI
- 2005 BMW 330CI
- 2006 BMW 330CI
- 2001 BMW 330I
- 2002 BMW 330I
- 2003 BMW 330I
- 2004 BMW 330I
- 2005 BMW 330I
- 2001 BMW 330XI
- 2002 BMW 330XI
- 2003 BMW 330XI
- 2004 BMW 330XI
- 2005 BMW 330XI
- 2001 BMW M3
- 2002 BMW M3
- 2003 BMW M3
- 2004 BMW M3
- 2005 BMW M3
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.