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BMW E39 1998–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIB240202 · NHTSA communication 633415 · issued Apr 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2001
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject regarding hard shifts, leak at torque converter seal. *tt

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.