BMW 3 Series 1985–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-33-01-02 · NHTSA communication 10040853 · issued Jul 1, 2011
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1985–2012
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: a grinding noise is coming from the differential during slow cornering. When turning a slip/stick effect is created on the lining and steel discs incorporated in the differential clutch causes a grinding noise. *rm
Vehicles covered
- 2007 BMW 3 Series
- 2008 BMW 3 Series
- 2009 BMW 3 Series
- 2010 BMW 3 Series
- 2000 BMW 5 Series
- 2001 BMW 5 Series
- 2002 BMW 5 Series
- 2003 BMW 5 Series
- 2004 BMW 5 Series
- 2005 BMW 5 Series
- 2006 BMW 5 Series
- 2007 BMW 5 Series
- 2008 BMW 5 Series
- 2009 BMW 5 Series
- 2000 BMW 6 Series
- 2001 BMW 6 Series
- 2002 BMW 6 Series
- 2003 BMW 6 Series
- 2004 BMW 6 Series
- 2005 BMW 6 Series
- 2006 BMW 6 Series
- 2007 BMW 6 Series
- 2008 BMW 6 Series
- 2009 BMW 6 Series
- 2010 BMW 6 Series
- 2011 BMW 6 Series
- 2012 BMW 6 Series
- 1994 BMW M3
- 1995 BMW M3
- 1996 BMW M3
- 1997 BMW M3
- 1998 BMW M3
- 1999 BMW M3
- 2000 BMW M3
- 2001 BMW M3
- 2002 BMW M3
- 2003 BMW M3
- 2004 BMW M3
- 2005 BMW M3
- 2006 BMW M3
- 2008 BMW M3
- 2009 BMW M3
- 2000 BMW M5
- 2001 BMW M5
- 2002 BMW M5
- 2005 BMW M5
- 2006 BMW M5
- 2007 BMW M5
- 1985 BMW M6
- 1986 BMW M6
- 1987 BMW M6
- 1988 BMW M6
- 2007 BMW M6
- 2002 BMW Z4
- 2003 BMW Z4
- 2004 BMW Z4
- 2005 BMW Z4
- 2006 BMW Z4
- 2007 BMW Z4
- 2008 BMW Z4
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.