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Service bulletin B512419

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 id10165287
Published by NHTSA2019-09-23
Manufacturer's numberB512419
Manufacturer's date2019-08-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

CRACKING NOISE FROM DASHBOARD TRIM. A cracking noise is present from the area of the dashboard trim when heating or cooling the vehicle. Thermal expansion of the plastic components of the decorative trim causes cracking noises.

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

Body and frame, Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
BMW 640I2018
BMW M52018

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

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