# Service bulletin B240222

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: 10230725
- Published by NHTSA: 2023\-01\-30
- Manufacturer's number: B240222
- Manufacturer's date: 2022\-12\-01
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE

## NHTSA's summary

A cracking, metallic noise from under the center of the vehicle.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10230725-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10230725-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2023 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2023 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2023 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2023 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2021 to 2023 BMW 330E
- 2019 to 2022 BMW 330I
- 2021 to 2023 BMW 430I
- 2018 to 2022 BMW 530E
- 2017 to 2022 BMW 530I
- 2018 to 2019 BMW 540D
- 2020 BMW 540D
- 2017 to 2022 BMW 540I
- 2017 to 2019 BMW 740E
- 2017 to 2021 BMW 740I
- 2022 BMW 740I
- 2016 to 2017 BMW 740LI
- 2020 to 2021 BMW 745E
- 2022 BMW 745E
- 2018 to 2019 BMW 750I
- 2016 to 2021 BMW 750LI
- 2022 BMW 750LI
- 2020 to 2022 BMW 840I
- 2021 to 2022 BMW ALPINA XB7
- 2018 to 2020 BMW B7 ALPINA
- 2022 to 2023 BMW I4
- 2020 to 2023 BMW M340I
- 2021 to 2022 BMW M440I
- 2017 BMW M550I
- 2018 to 2022 BMW M550I
- 2017 to 2021 BMW M760I
- 2022 BMW M760I
- 2021 BMW M760LI
- 2022 BMW M760LI
- 2020 to 2022 BMW M8
- 2020 BMW M8 GRAN COUPE
- 2019 BMW M850I
- 2020 to 2022 BMW M850I
- 2019 BMW M850XI
- 2018 to 2022 BMW X3
- 2019 to 2023 BMW X5
- 2020 to 2022 BMW X6
- 2019 to 2022 BMW Z4

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2024609](/recalls/tc/2024609.md), 2024-10-15: Structure
- [24V764000](/recalls/nhtsa/24V764000.md), 2024-10-15: STRUCTURE
- [2024410](/recalls/tc/2024410.md), 2024-07-17: Structure
- [24V534000](/recalls/nhtsa/24V534000.md), 2024-07-17: STRUCTURE
- [2022202](/recalls/tc/2022202.md), 2022-04-20: Structure
- [20V484000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V484000.md), 2020-08-14: STRUCTURE:BODY
- [2020067](/recalls/tc/2020067.md), 2020-02-19: Structure
- [20V095000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V095000.md), 2020-02-19: STRUCTURE:BODY
- [19V755000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V755000.md), 2019-10-23: STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
- [2018117](/recalls/tc/2018117.md), 2018-03-07: Structure

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B010226DCS](/bulletins/11036453.md), 2026-08-28, Other: STRUCTURE:BODY. BMW Notice of the Court’s Final Approval for Shark\-Fin Antenna Settlement \(X3, X4, X5, X6, X7\)
- [B010226](/bulletins/11036388.md), 2026-08-27, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Rear Roof Antenna Shark Fin Cover Sealing Issue
- [B510726](/bulletins/11035400.md), 2026-07-31, Service campaign: STRUCTURE:BODY. In the affected vehicles, an incorrect screwlocking device \(circled\) may have been usedfor the mounting bolts of the door latch locks.
- [B010226](/bulletins/11033030.md), 2026-06-01, Warranty extension: STRUCTURE:BODY. SHARK FIN ROOF ANTENNA SEALING SETTLEMENT Extended Warranty
- [B641224](/bulletins/11032743.md), 2026-05-18, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. 1. Use of aftermarket accessory hang\-on cellular phone holders and/or air fresheners can break the instrument panel air vent slats. Damage and/or issues caused by outside influences are not covered under the BMW limited warranties. Originally, the air vent slats were only repairable by replacing the entire front center dash vent assembly; which in some applications, also included the IHKA control module.
- [B640320](/bulletins/11032741.md), 2026-05-18, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. The center console and front cup holder get noticeably too warm to the touch on long journeys with the interior "Heating on".
- [B510626](/bulletins/11031566.md), 2026-04-27, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. While driving on rough surfaces, a “tapping” noise can be heard from the tailgate area
- [B010325](/bulletins/11030060.md), 2026-03-13, Warranty extension: STRUCTURE:BODY. The Radiator Grilles Lower Active Air Flap Assembly limited warranty for defects in materials and/or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original first in\-service / delivery date.
- [InVeh\-InApp\-Comm](/bulletins/11029007.md), 2026-02-25, Over\-the\-air update: STRUCTURE:BODY. It was found that a radio IHKA control panel without a CD slide compartment has been installed due to a logistics error in production. A CD cannot be inserted and the radio IHKA control panel should therefore be replaced.
- [B510925](/bulletins/11024711.md), 2025-11-03, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Oxidation/corrosion on the tailgate latch electrical connector and/or mechanical cable. This is caused by pressure washing the tailgate for a long period of time at close distance, resulting in water entering the vehicle through the gaps of the tailgate.

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