BMW 330I 1999–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB640521 · NHTSA communication 10218378 · issued Jun 1, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1999–2023
model years
24
vehicle entries
Official summary
A rattling/droning noise is heard in the vehicle interior when the air conditioning (AC) is activated. Vibrations are felt in the driver's footwell.
Vehicles covered
- 1999 BMW 330I
- 2000 BMW 330I
- 2001 BMW 330I
- 2002 BMW 330I
- 2003 BMW 330I
- 2004 BMW 330I
- 2005 BMW 330I
- 2006 BMW 330I
- 2007 BMW 330I
- 2008 BMW 330I
- 2009 BMW 330I
- 2010 BMW 330I
- 2011 BMW 330I
- 2017 BMW 330I
- 2018 BMW 330I
- 2019 BMW 330I
- 2020 BMW 330I
- 2021 BMW 330I
- 2022 BMW 330I
- 2019 BMW M340I
- 2020 BMW M340I
- 2021 BMW M340I
- 2022 BMW M340I
- 2023 BMW M340I
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.