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Service bulletin SIB-33-01-02

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10040853
Published by NHTSA2011-09-13
Manufacturer's numberSIB-33-01-02
Manufacturer's date2011-07-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's 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

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Suspension

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008
BMW 3 SERIES2007, 2008
BMW 3 SERIES2009, 2010
BMW 5 SERIES2000 to 2009
BMW 6 SERIES2000 to 2012
BMW M31994
BMW M31995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
BMW M32000
BMW M32001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
BMW M32008, 2009
BMW M52000, 2001, 2002
BMW M52005
BMW M52006, 2007
BMW M61985, 1986, 1987, 1988
BMW M62007
BMW Z42002
BMW Z42003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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SIB-41-02-092010-07-14. Service bulletin. BMW VEHICLES: REAR AXLE CARRIER (SUB FRAME) SUPPORT PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, A FRACTURE IN THE STEEL BODY STRUCTURE COULD FORM IN THE AREA AROUND ONE OF THE REAR AXLE CARRIER MOUNTING POINTS. AS A RESULT, A DISTINCT CLICKING NOISE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE AREA OF THE REAR AXLE CARRIER DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. MODEL E46 (3SERIES). NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE