Service bulletin SIB-33-03-14
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 |
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| NHTSA id | 10056094 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2014-09-03 |
| Manufacturer's number | SIB-33-03-14 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2014-06-01 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER |
NHTSA's summary
BMW: DUE TO GUIDE SUPPORTS BEING INCORRECT, THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE ASSEMBLED, WHICH WITHIN A LOW MILEAGE CAUSES A RATTLING NOISE. MODEL F15 (X5). *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, Shocks and struts
| BMW X5 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 330314 | 2018-11-13. Service bulletin. Delivery Stop: Rear Shock Absorber Guide Support. A Delivery Stop has been issued on certain 2014 model year F15 vehicles produced on March 5, 2014. These vehicles may be equipped with incorrect top mount flanges (shock caps) on the rear axle. Affected vehicles in dealer inventory must not be retailed or delivered until this issue is corrected. Vehicles at ports of entry will be repaired prior to dealer delivery. This bulletin will be updated with instructions and warranty information when parts become available. Please contact your field representatives if you have any questions. Affected vehicles are listed in the attachment to this bulletin and can be identified with a ?Vehicle Comment? in DCS Warranty Vehicle Inquiry or ISPA with the description: Defect Code 0033870100, Delivery Stop, Rear Shock Absorber, see SI B33 03 14. |
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