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BMW 528I 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin MSG0350 · NHTSA communication 50900 · issued Oct 10, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1997
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Customers may complain that the illumination for the buttons on the multi function steering wheel flickers. *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.