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Service bulletin SIB-33-03-11

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 id10042470
Published by NHTSA2011-12-08
Manufacturer's numberSIB-33-03-11
Manufacturer's date2011-11-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

BMW: WHEN DRIVING OFF OR DURING A LOAD REVERSAL, A CLICKING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE REAR AXLE. *PE

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 5 SERIES2009 to 2011
BMW 5-SERIES2009
BMW 6 SERIES2009 to 2012
BMW 7-SERIES2009 to 2011

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