BMW 1 Series M 2009–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 310112 · NHTSA communication 10148312 · issued May 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2009–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Clicking Noise from Front Axle. Clicking noises are heard from the front axle area while maneuvering at low speeds (e.g., parking lot maneuvers). CAUSE Movement between the contact surfaces of the wheel bearing and swivel bearing (knuckle)
Vehicles covered
- 2011 BMW 1 Series M
- 2012 BMW 1 Series M
- 2013 BMW 1 Series M
- 2014 BMW 525D Xdrive
- 2011 BMW 528I
- 2012 BMW 528I
- 2013 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 528I
- 2015 BMW 528I
- 2014 BMW 535D
- 2015 BMW 535D
- 2011 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I
- 2013 BMW 535I
- 2014 BMW 535I
- 2015 BMW 535I
- 2010 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 535I US
- 2011 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW 550I
- 2014 BMW 550I
- 2015 BMW 550I
- 2010 BMW 550I Gran Turismo
- 2011 BMW 550I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 550I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 640I
- 2013 BMW 640I
- 2014 BMW 640I
- 2015 BMW 640I
- 2012 BMW 650I
- 2013 BMW 650I
- 2014 BMW 650I
- 2015 BMW 650I
- 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
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.