Service bulletin B340515
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 | 10135032 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-04-23 |
| Manufacturer's number | B340515 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2018-02-01 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN |
NHTSA's summary
TICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT AXLE WHEN CORNERING: The customer may complain of a metallic ticking noise from the front axle when cornering, maneuvering, parking or pulling away from a parking space.
The document
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Components
Transmission and driveline
| BMW 1 SERIES M | 2012 |
|---|---|
| BMW 525D XDRIVE | 2014 |
| BMW 528I | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 535D | 2014 |
| BMW 535D | 2016 |
| BMW 535I | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| BMW 535I | 2016 |
| BMW 535I ACTIVEHYBRID | 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW 535I US | 2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW 550I | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| BMW 550I | 2016 |
| BMW 6 SERIES | 2012 |
| BMW 640I | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| BMW 650I | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 3 | 2015 |
| BMW F800 R | 2016 |
| BMW K1300 S | 2015 |
| BMW M3 | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| BMW M4 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| BMW M5 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW M6 | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| BMW R NINE T | 2015 |
| BMW R1200 S ADVENTURE | 2015 |
| BMW X5 | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| BMW X6 | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 18V713000 | 2018-10-11. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT |
|---|---|
| 17V067000 | 2017-02-02. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT |
| 16V540000 | 2016-07-19. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT |
| 15V782000 | 2015-11-23. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT |
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