Service bulletin B320525
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 | 11018515 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2025-05-21 |
| Manufacturer's number | B320525 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2025-05-02 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING |
NHTSA's summary
“Knocking/thumping” noise during steering wheel movements and returning to the center position. See attached video V32 05 25 Column noise.
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
Steering
| BMW X3 | 2024 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 26V524000 | 2026-08-12. STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM |
|---|---|
| 2023614 | 2023-11-16. Steering |
| 23V770000 | 2023-11-16. STEERING |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| B320425 | 2025-05-21. Service bulletin. After prolonged straight-ahead driving (e.g. highway driving), there may be a temporary, slightly noticeable increase in steering forces when steering out of the steering wheel center position. This minimally noticeable increase in steering forces is perceived as a slight, brief resistance. After overcoming this brief resistance when steering out of the steering wheel center position, no permanent increase in steering forces is noticeable. |
|---|---|
| B320125 | 2025-01-23. Service bulletin. Rumbling, groaning type noises from the EPS when the steering wheel is at the end stops. |
| B310624 | 2024-07-25. Service campaign. DELIVERY STOP: REPLACE TENSION STRUT HEXAGON NUT |
| B320523 | 2024-01-03. Service bulletin. The bolting of the sensor housing on the steering gear may not have been carried out correctly. The originalbolting may cause a low offset in the sensor signal and result in a noticeable asymmetry of the steering assistance. |
| B320523 | 2023-12-06. Service bulletin. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective November 17, 2023) on certain Model Year 2024 BMWvehicles that were produced between August 18, 2023, and September 29, 2023. Do not deliver to a customer, a New, Certified Pre-Owned or Used vehicle subject to a Delivery Stop,until the vehicle is repaired. Do not use or sell replacement equipment/parts subject to a DeliveryStop. The bulletin will be updated when additional information becomes available. |