# Service bulletin 511113

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: 10150073
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-12\-03
- Manufacturer's number: 511113
- Manufacturer's date: 2013\-06\-01
- NHTSA component: VISIBILITY; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

Rattling Noise from Windshield Defroster Vents. Rattling noises can be heard from the instrument panel where the defroster vents are located.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150073-9999.pdf)
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## Components

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

## Vehicles listed

- 2012 to 2014 BMW 640I
- 2012 to 2014 BMW 650I
- 2013 to 2014 BMW M6

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B510819](/bulletins/10249437.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
- [SIB640821](/bulletins/10218379.md), 2022-08-22, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. The air conditioning cycles from cold to warm air while driving or while at a stand still. The vent outlet temperatures vary by 25 degrees Fahrenheit or more \(38 F to 60 F \+\) without changing any climate control settings. In some cases the air conditioning may have stopped blowing cold air altogether.
- [B510415](/bulletins/10193495.md), 2021-05-17, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY. The customer complains of rattling noises from the rear window when driving on rough roads.
- [613512](/bulletins/10162457.md), 2019-07-12, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. Radio and Air Conditioning Functions Inoperative, When Vehicle is Moving. All audio and heating/air conditioning functions cannot be controlled when the vehicle is moving. After the vehicle is turned off and has entered sleep mode \(after approximately 30 minutes\), the system operates normally. CAUSE: Software error in the audio and air conditioning control panel.
- [660612](/bulletins/10162435.md), 2019-07-12, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL; LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING. Lane Change Warning Lamps on Side View Mirrors Are Too Dark. The lane change warning lamps \(small and triangle\-shaped\) on the exterior door mirrors are too dark. This may occur when driving from light to dark conditions, such as: \* Entering a tunnel \* At twilight CAUSE: RLSS \(Rain Light Solar Sensor\) hardware error.
- [B511516](/bulletins/10151365.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. Delivery Stop \- Check/Replace Windshield Sealing This Service Information Bulletin supersedes SI B51 15 16 dated June 2016. INFORMATION Reimbursement for this Service Action will be via normal claim entry.
- [B511516](/bulletins/10151317.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. Delivery Stop \- Check/Replace Windshield Sealing.
- [B650709](/bulletins/10151023.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. Whistling Noise Coming from the Center Vent \- A/C is Off . A very high pitched whistling or beeping noise is heard coming from the center vents. The flow of refrigerant through the expansion valve at certain temperature differentials.
- [B510116](/bulletins/10151009.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW. "Heated rear window control module requires a software update. The electrical load of the heated rear window may cause the fuse to overheat and fail. AFFECTED VEHICLES Vehicles which require this Service Action to be completed will show it as ""Open"" when checked either in the ""Service Menu"" of DCSnet \(Dealer Communication System\) or with the Key Reader."
- [B840716](/bulletins/10150984.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ?After programming with ISTA/P 3.55.0 or a more recent version, the customer can no longer send ?Edit start time? signal for climate control system can only send an ?Activate now? signal for climate control system.

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