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Service bulletin 310414

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10149362
Published by NHTSA2018-11-26
Manufacturer's number310414
Manufacturer's date2014-10-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

Service Action: Retorque Stiffening Plate Bolts on Front and Rear Axle. On the front and rear axle stiffening plate bolts, the intended tightening torque may not have been reached during assembly.

The document

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Components

Suspension

Vehicles listed
BMW I82014, 2015

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

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