Affected Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

Date Published

NOV 01, 2000

NHTSA TSB #

616159

TSB Document

• Sorry, the NHTSA has not posted this TSB document yet.

You can still get the detailed info from BMW for this TSB. Call your local BMW dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# 121599.

Summary

VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL 00E-AO1 - FAULT ACCESS / O2 READINESS CODES. BMW HAS DETERMINED THAT DUE TO AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE ERROR, A COMMUNICATION CONFLICT EXISTS BETWEEN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS MAY LEAD TO DIFFICULTIES OR PREVENT COMMUNICATION AND DATA TRANSMISSION BETWEEN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND AN OFF-BOARD SCAN TOOL. SUCH A SCAN TOOL MAY BE USED DURING AN OFFICIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION, SMOG CHECK, OR AN ENGINE REPAIR; AND / OR THE OXYGEN SENSOR READINESS CODE MAY NOT SET ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TT