BMW E39 1998–2001 — technical 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
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.