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BMW 318IC 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00/11/96R · NHTSA communication 50630 · issued Oct 1, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1997
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

New vehicle preparation and maintenance requirements. *tw

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.