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BMW 318I 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12/15/96 · NHTSA communication 50632 · issued Dec 1, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

M44 MISFIRE FAULTS 50, 51, 52 OR 53. *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.