# Service bulletin B240423

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: 10242970
- Published by NHTSA: 2023\-10\-01
- Manufacturer's number: B240423
- Manufacturer's date: 2023\-09\-28
- NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN

## NHTSA's summary

BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop \(effective September 28, 2023\) on certain Model Year 2023 BMWvehicles that were produced between January 23, 2023, and June 15, 2023.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10242970-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10242970-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Transmission and driveline

## Vehicles listed

- 2023 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2023 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2023 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2023 BMW 3 SERIES
- 2023 BMW 430I
- 2023 BMW M3
- 2023 BMW M5
- 2023 BMW M8
- 2023 BMW X3
- 2023 BMW X4
- 2023 BMW X5
- 2023 BMW X6

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2023646](/recalls/tc/2023646.md), 2023-12-06: Powertrain
- [23V821000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V821000.md), 2023-12-06: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\)

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B330325](/bulletins/11023120.md), 2025-09-15, Service campaign: POWER TRAIN. The rear right driven half\-shaft \(aka output shaft/driven shaft\) may not have been manufactured correctly during production and may break. In the event of a failure, there could be significant noises in the area of the rear axle and the driving performance will be noticeably reduced.
- [B270220](/bulletins/11006766.md), 2024-09-02, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. There is a jerking or shuddering during either or both of the following: Cornering or accelerating from low speeds Driving with low to medium loads There are no warning lights or Check Control messages.
- [B610924](/bulletins/11000508.md), 2024-05-29, Service campaign: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. The inverter or \(EGS\-EME\) Electrical Machine Electronics Transmission Control supply line may be damaged due to improper routing. This can cause Check Control Message \(CCM\) warnings, or in some instances the vehicle may slowly coast to a stop during purely electric driving.
- [B270220](/bulletins/11000500.md), 2024-05-29, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. There is a jerking or shuddering during either or both of the following: Cornering or accelerating from low speeds Driving with low to medium loads There are no warning lights or Check Control messages.
- [B610924](/bulletins/10252020.md), 2024-04-01, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The inverter or \(EGS\-EME\) Electrical Machine Electronics Transmission Control supply line may be damaged due to improper routing. This can cause Check Control Message \(CCM\) warnings, or in some instances the vehicle may slowly coast to a stop during purely electric driving.
- [MCAS4023](/bulletins/10242967.md), 2023-10-01, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. BMW AG has requested the inspection of all dealer stock of the following part number\(s\) listed below to ensure the spacer is conformed to drawing.
- [B612023](/bulletins/10242700.md), 2023-09-25, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. ?The customer states there is a Drivetrain Malfunction message displayed in the instrument cluster, and in some cases the vehicle will not go into drive readiness.
- [B240323](/bulletins/10242688.md), 2023-09-25, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. ?A software error may cause an unwanted pressure pulsation in the transmission during a "Remote Engine Start."
- [B240223](/bulletins/10239603.md), 2023-07-24, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW AG has issued an Emissions Recall \(effective March 17, 2023\) on a certain Model Year 2021 \- 2023 BMW vehicles that were produced between June 16, 2020, and December 13, 2022. Due to a software failure, there is the possibility that the transmission does not go into "sleep mode" if the car is turned off.
- [SIB120522](/bulletins/10236220.md), 2023-05-15, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop \(effective December 1, 2022\) on certain Model Year 2023 BMW i4 and i7 vehicles that were produced between October 5, 2022 and November 10, 2022. A bearing in the front electric drive unit could fail due to a manufacturing defect, resulting in a noise while driving.

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