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BMW 318 1994technical service bulletin

Bulletin 640594(4123) · NHTSA communication 42053 · issued Apr 1, 1995

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1994
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ratcheting/clicking noise from a/c compressor after turn-off. *tw

Vehicles covered

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.