# Service bulletin 330114

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10147920
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-11\-13
- Manufacturer's number: 330114
- Manufacturer's date: 2014\-03\-01
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN

## NHTSA's summary

"?SI B33 01 14 March 2014 Rear AxleTechnical Service. This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B33 01 14 dated February 2014. PERFORM THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THIS SERVICE INFORMATION ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES BEFORE CUSTOMER DELIVERY OR THE NEXT TIME THEY ARE IN THE SHOP FOR MAINTENANCE OR REPAIRS. designates changes to this revision SUBJECT Delivery Stop/Service Action: Check Rear Axle Differential. 1 A Delivery Stop has been issued on certain 2014 model year F15 and F3x vehicles produced from July 2013 to January 2014 because the final drive differential gears may not have been properly hardened. Vehicles held at the ports of entry are being inspected and/or repaired prior to center delivery. During this inspection and analysis of data, BMW of North America has documented a failure rate of less than one in two hundred. The affected vehicles are listed in the attachment to this bulletin; they are also identified with a ""Vehicle Comment"" in the DCSnet Warranty Vehicle Inquiry or ISPA as follows: ??Defect Code 0033840100, Delivery Stop: Rear Axle Differential; see SI B 33 01 14 The initial limited available stock of parts is reserved for vehicles that have already been sold and are in customers' hands \(see Situation 2\). Affected vehicles in center inventory must not be retailed or delivered until the rear differential has been replaced. 2 Certain 2014 model year F15 and F3x vehicles produced from July 2013 to January 2014 may have final drive differential gears that have not been properly hardened. These vehicles have already been sold and delivered to customers."

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2014/MC-10147920-9999.pdf)
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## Components

Transmission and driveline

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 BMW 320I
- 2014 BMW 328D
- 2014 BMW 328I
- 2014 BMW 335I
- 2014 BMW 428I
- 2014 BMW 435I
- 2014 BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 3
- 2014 BMW X5

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [20V185000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V185000.md), 2020-03-26: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
- [2020127](/recalls/tc/2020127.md), 2020-03-25: Powertrain
- [2014435](/recalls/tc/2014435.md), 2014-10-03: Powertrain

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B122519](/bulletins/10230722.md), 2023-01-30, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. After an automatic engine start \(MSA start\), the transmission intermittently goes into the Park "P" or Neutral "N" position without any customer influence.
- [SIB612817](/bulletins/10215017.md), 2022-07-05, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. SME FAULT CODE 21F04B \- One or several of the following check control messages \(CCM\) may be displayed: Engine fault\! Power loss" Powertrain malfunction, Hybrid system malfunctioning.
- [B110221](/bulletins/10204656.md), 2021-12-13, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CHAIN/BELT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. With the court's FINAL approval, BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW NA\) has entered into a nationwide settlement with the plaintiffs in the following class action: Gelis, et al. v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and BMW of North America, LLC.
- [B110317](/bulletins/10203331.md), 2021-11-08, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW NA\) is extending the limited warranty for the engine timing chain and oil pump drive chain modules to: 7 years/70,000 miles as determined by the vehicle's original in\-service date
- [B120115](/bulletins/10179810.md), 2020-09-14, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. N20 and N26 Differential Pressure Sensor Fault: 195002 Stored in DME: The Service Engine Soon \(MIL\) light is on with the following differential pressure sensor fault stored: 195002 \- Differential pressure sensor, tank vent valve, electrical: Short circuit to ground During engine operation, vibration and movement of the sensor can damage the pin contacts of the harness connector, or cause a break in the wiring.
- [B012618](/bulletins/10177616.md), 2020-07-27, Service bulletin: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. EPS STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNTING BOLTS LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION: There are front end noises when turning the steering wheel and/or there is limited power steering assist when maneuvering or parking the vehicle. For the basic steering gears, one possible cause is that the mounting bolts for the electric motor may become loose, missing and/or broken due to corrosion.
- [B012618](/bulletins/10176357.md), 2020-06-15, Service bulletin: WHEELS; PARKING BRAKE; POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; STEERING. EPS STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNTING BOLTS \- LTD WTY EXT TO 10 YRS/120000 MILES: There are front end noises when turning the steering wheel and/or there is limited power steering assist when maneuvering or parking the vehicle. For the basic steering gears one possible cause is that the mounting bolts for the electric motor may become loose missing and/or broken due to corrosion.
- [B010520](/bulletins/10175261.md), 2020-05-18, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. N47T/N57T EGR COOLER \- LTD WTY EXTENSION TO 10 YEARS WITHOUT MILEAGE LIMIT: The vehicle demonstrates a power loss and the malfunction indicator lamp \(MIL\) on.
- [B340517](/bulletins/10174009.md), 2020-04-20, Service bulletin: BACK OVER PREVENTION; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; WHEELS; POWER TRAIN. TICKING NOISE WHILE CORNERING WITHOUT THE BRAKES APPLIED: This Service Information Bulletin \(Revision 3\) replaces SI B34 05 17 dated September 2017. Ticking noise coming from front wheel while cornering without brakes applied noticeable at low speeds. The vehicle must be moving. See attached video V34 01 20 Note: For a similar noise heard when parking with the brakes applied refer to SIB 31 01 12. Microscopic movement of the contact interface between the inner brake disc and the wheel bearing flange on vehicles equipped with lightweight brake discs.
- [B120115](/bulletins/10152302.md), 2018-12-17, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. N20 and N26 Differential Pressure Sensor Fault 195002 Stored in DME. The Service Engine Soon \(MIL\) light is on with the following differential pressure sensor fault stored: ? 195002 \- Differential pressure sensor, tank vent valve, electrical: Short circuit to ground During engine operation, vibration and movement of the sensor can damage the pin contacts of the harness connector, or cause a break in the wiring.

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