# Service bulletin B612123

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: 10242701
- Published by NHTSA: 2023\-09\-25
- Manufacturer's number: B612123
- Manufacturer's date: 2023\-08\-01
- NHTSA component: STEERING:STEERING WHEEL /HANDLE BAR:HAND HEATER/COOLER; STEERING

## NHTSA's summary

The steering wheel heating takes a long time to achieve the desired temperature.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10242701-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10242701-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Steering

## Vehicles listed

- 2023 BMW 230I
- 2022 to 2023 BMW IX
- 2023 BMW M240I
- 2022 to 2023 BMW X1

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B320526](/bulletins/11036379.md), 2026-08-26, Service bulletin: STEERING. “Cracking” noise might be heard when turning the steering wheel from lock to lock. See attached video V3202 26 EPS noise.
- [B320324](/bulletins/11020909.md), 2025-07-28, Service campaign: STEERING. A check control \(CC\) message \(‘Steering behavior. Drive moderately. Have it checked by the nearest service partner.’\) will light up and there will be a noticeable reduction in power steering assistance when parking.
- [B360225](/bulletins/11019561.md), 2025-06-17, Service bulletin: STEERING. A “knocking/thumping” noise can be heard during left/right steering wheel movements while stationary or atlow speeds, and can also be felt in the steering wheel. The noise occurs at high interior temperatures above 86°F. When the vehicle interior cools down, the noise is diminished.
- [B320324](/bulletins/11014505.md), 2025-02-25, Service campaign: STEERING. A check control \(CC\) message \(‘Steering behavior. Drive moderately. Have it checked by the nearest service partner.’\) will light up and there will be a noticeable reduction in power steering assistance when parking.
- [B320324](/bulletins/11012081.md), 2024-12-31, Service campaign: STEERING. DELIVERY STOP: REPLACE STEERING GEAR – I20
- [B310223](/bulletins/11009555.md), 2024-11-01, Service bulletin: STEERING. When turning the steering wheel while stationary or when driving on uneven roads; cracking, creaking, or knocking noises may be heard.
- [B320324](/bulletins/11008990.md), 2024-10-19, Service campaign: STEERING. A check control \(CC\) message \(‘Steering behavior. Drive moderately. Have it checked by the nearest service partner.’\) will light up and there will be a noticeable reduction in power steering assistance when parking.
- [B320324](/bulletins/11006727.md), 2024-09-01, Service campaign: STEERING. A check control \(CC\) message \(‘Steering behavior. Drive moderately. Have it checked by the nearest servicepartner.’\) will light up and there will be a noticeable reduction in power steering assistance when parking.
- [B360121](/bulletins/11000563.md), 2024-05-30, Service bulletin: STEERING. At low outside temperatures \(below 40 degrees F\) and slow driving speeds \(i.e. when parking, maneuvering\)with a large steering angle, the front end can be slightly axially misaligned.
- [B320124](/bulletins/11000504.md), 2024-05-29, Service campaign: STEERING. When starting, a Check Control message will be displayed \(“Steering behavior. Drive slowly and have this checked by the nearest Service Provider”\) with a noticeable reduction in power steering support whe nmaneuvering.

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