BMW 740I 2009–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 310114 · NHTSA communication 10147968 · issued Feb 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2009–2015
model years
35
vehicle entries
Official summary
Rubbing Noise from Front Axle. A rubbing or creaking noise is heard from the front axle when driving over uneven road surfaces. The vibration dampener in the front axle support is pressing against the front axle support.
Vehicles covered
- 2012 BMW 740I
- 2013 BMW 740I
- 2014 BMW 740I
- 2015 BMW 740I
- 2011 BMW 740I US
- 2015 BMW 740LD
- 2011 BMW 740LI
- 2012 BMW 740LI
- 2013 BMW 740LI
- 2014 BMW 740LI
- 2015 BMW 740LI
- 2009 BMW 750I
- 2010 BMW 750I
- 2011 BMW 750I
- 2012 BMW 750I
- 2013 BMW 750I
- 2014 BMW 750I
- 2015 BMW 750I
- 2009 BMW 750LI
- 2010 BMW 750LI
- 2011 BMW 750LI
- 2012 BMW 750LI
- 2013 BMW 750LI
- 2014 BMW 750LI
- 2015 BMW 750LI
- 2010 BMW 760LI
- 2011 BMW 760LI
- 2012 BMW 760LI
- 2014 BMW 760LI
- 2015 BMW 760LI
- 2011 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2014 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2015 BMW Activehybrid 7
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.