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Service bulletin 513412

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10162402
Published by NHTSA2019-07-10
Manufacturer's number513412
Manufacturer's date2019-07-10
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

Rattling/Creaking Noise from Front Passenger's Side Instrument Panel. A rattling or clattering noise may be heard from the front passenger's side instrument panel, when driving on rough roads. CAUSE The front passenger's defroster air duct makes contact with the windshield.

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

Equipment and accessories, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
BMW 740I2012, 2013
BMW 740I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 740LI2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 750I2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 750LI2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
BMW 760LI2010, 2011, 2012
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 72013

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

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