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BMW Z3 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 120599 · NHTSA communication 604618 · issued Feb 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Concerns with engine cranking, but not starting. *tt

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.