BMW 1 Series M 2007–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B310112 · NHTSA communication 10179812 · issued Aug 1, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2007–2020
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
CRACKING NOISES FROM THE FRONTAXLE AREA WHILE TURNING THE WHEELS, WHEN STATION: Cracking noises are heard from the front axle area while maneuvering at low speeds (e.g., parking lot maneuvers) or when turning the steering wheel while stationary.
Vehicles covered
- 2011 BMW 1 Series M
- 2012 BMW 1 Series M
- 2013 BMW 1 Series M
- 2014 BMW 525D Xdrive
- 2011 BMW 528I
- 2012 BMW 528I
- 2013 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 528I
- 2015 BMW 528I
- 2016 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 535D
- 2015 BMW 535D
- 2016 BMW 535D
- 2011 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I
- 2013 BMW 535I
- 2014 BMW 535I
- 2015 BMW 535I
- 2016 BMW 535I
- 2017 BMW 535I
- 2010 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 535I US
- 2011 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW 550I
- 2014 BMW 550I
- 2015 BMW 550I
- 2016 BMW 550I
- 2017 BMW 550I
- 2010 BMW 550I Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 550I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 550I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 640I
- 2013 BMW 640I
- 2014 BMW 640I
- 2015 BMW 640I
- 2016 BMW 640I
- 2017 BMW 640I
- 2018 BMW 640I
- 2019 BMW 640I
- 2012 BMW 650I
- 2013 BMW 650I
- 2014 BMW 650I
- 2015 BMW 650I
- 2016 BMW 650I
- 2017 BMW 650I
- 2018 BMW 650I
- 2017 BMW 740E
- 2018 BMW 740E
- 2019 BMW 740E
- 2012 BMW 740I
- 2013 BMW 740I
- 2014 BMW 740I
- 2015 BMW 740I
- 2017 BMW 740I
- 2018 BMW 740I
- 2019 BMW 740I
- 2020 BMW 740I
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.