# 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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10040853
- Published by NHTSA: 2011\-09\-13
- Manufacturer's number: SIB\-33\-01\-02
- Manufacturer's date: 2011\-07\-01
- NHTSA component: SUSPENSION: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

- 2007 to 2010 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2007 to 2010 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2007 to 2008 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2007 to 2008 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2009 to 2010 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2000 to 2009 BMW 5 SERIES
- 2000 to 2012 BMW 6 SERIES
- 1994 BMW M3
- 1995 to 1999 BMW M3
- 2000 BMW M3
- 2001 to 2006 BMW M3
- 2008 to 2009 BMW M3
- 2000 to 2002 BMW M5
- 2005 BMW M5
- 2006 to 2007 BMW M5
- 1985 to 1988 BMW M6
- 2007 BMW M6
- 2002 BMW Z4
- 2003 to 2010 BMW Z4

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SB23\-01](/bulletins/10240305.md), 2023-08-03, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION; STEERING; EQUIPMENT. Spl Parts, Inc. communications index accompanying MCP uploads 23mc40464 \& 23mc40471
- [sb23\-01TMS](/bulletins/10240273.md), 2023-08-02, Service bulletin: SUSPENSION; STEERING; EQUIPMENT. This is the companion to SPL Parts, Inc.'s SB 23\-01 mailed by private label independent distributor Turner Motorsports.
- [SB 23\-01](/bulletins/10240266.md), 2023-08-02, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; SUSPENSION; STEERING. SPL Parts, Inc. manufacturers and distributes aftermarket lower control arms for dedicated competition vehicles and "track day" cars some of which may be used on both track and highway. SB 23\-01 adresses proper installation torque of cap bolt fasteners attaching SPL's aftermarket lower control arms, recurring inspection and confirmation of torque setting and removal and replacement of damaged or under torqued fasteners to reduce risk of premature failure and accident. SB\-23\-01 was mailed, emailed and posted on SPL website to known resellers, race teams and users of the affected parts and is being submitted here as required by part 579.5. Vehicle Applications include: BMW series 1,2,3,\& 4, 2008\-2023; Chevrolet Camaro 26\-2023, Cadillac ATS, CTS 2016\-2019; Ford Mustang 2015\-2023; Toyota Supra 2020\-2023.
- [310109](/bulletins/10148220.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; SUSPENSION:FRONT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Creaking or Groaning Noise During Compression and/or Rebound of Front Axle. A grating or groaning noise is heard when the front axle compresses and/or rebounds. This may be heard particularly over speed bump\-type surfaces. The noise normally occurs at lower outside temperatures. The noise may be less prevalent when the vehicle has been driven up to the operating temperature.
- [SIB\-41\-02\-09](/bulletins/10033135.md), 2010-07-14, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY; SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON\-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. 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

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