Service bulletin SIB640821
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 | 10218379 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2022-08-22 |
| Manufacturer's number | SIB640821 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2022-06-01 |
| NHTSA component | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM |
NHTSA's summary
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.
The document
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Components
Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning
| BMW 530 | |
|---|---|
| BMW 540 | |
| BMW 640I | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| BMW 640I | 2020 |
| BMW 740 | |
| BMW 750 | |
| BMW 840I | 2019 |
| BMW 840I | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| BMW ALPINA XB7 | 2021 to 2023 |
| BMW M5 | |
| BMW M550I | 2017 |
| BMW M550I | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| BMW M760I | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| BMW M8 | 2019 |
| BMW M8 | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| BMW M8 GRAN COUPE | 2020 |
| BMW M850I | 2018 to 2019 |
| BMW M850I | 2020, 2021 |
| BMW M850XI | 2019 |
| BMW X5 | |
| BMW X6 | 2000 to 2007 |
| BMW X6 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| BMW X6 M | 2008 to 2012 |
| BMW X6 M | 2015 to 2020 |
| BMW X7 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 22V820000 | 2022-11-02. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD |
|---|---|
| 22V267000 | 2022-04-20. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY |
| 2021078 | 2021-02-18. Visual System |
| 2019480 | 2019-10-01. Visual System |
| 10V025000 | 2010-01-28. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD |
| 2010017 | 2010-01-26. Visual System |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
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| B540521 | 2023-09-25. Service bulletin. ?The sunroof will not operate in either direction. |
| B540123 | 2023-09-25. Service bulletin. ?Water leaking into the vehicle from the headliner/microphone area. |
| B650222 | 2023-09-18. Service bulletin. A check control message (CCM) for the restraint system (Air bag) appears. |
| B640821 | 2023-07-24. Service bulletin. 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. |
| B511722 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. Due to the semiconductor supply, the Local Interconnect Network module in either of the exterior mirrors was switched to another controller. That one provides an imprecise voltage measurement, which the main controller interprets as a fault. |
| B510823 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. Upon opening or closing (i.e., folding in or out) the exterior mirror assembly, a creaking sound is heard from either the driver and/or passenger side. |