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Service bulletin B330119

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10153752
Published by NHTSA2019-02-25
Manufacturer's numberB330119
Manufacturer's date2019-01-01
NHTSA componentENGINE; SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE

NHTSA's summary

DRONING NOISE FROM THE REAR AXLE. A humming/droning noise is heard with vibration during partial to full engine load in higher gears. The tuning of the rear suspension mount for the differential.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Engine, Suspension

Vehicles listed
BMW M22016, 2017, 2018
BMW M32015, 2016, 2017
BMW M42015, 2016, 2017, 2018

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

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