BMW 330E 2016–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B260422 · NHTSA communication 10233157 · issued Feb 1, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016–2023
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
There is a howling or whistling noise from under the vehicle at 30 -37 mph (50 -60 km/h) when driving after a cold start, when the outside temperature is 32 F (0 C) or lower. The noise goes away as the vehicle/driveline reaches operating temperature.
Vehicles covered
- 2021 BMW 330E
- 2022 BMW 330E
- 2023 BMW 330E
- 2019 BMW 330I
- 2020 BMW 330I
- 2021 BMW 330I
- 2022 BMW 330I
- 2023 BMW 330I
- 2018 BMW 530E
- 2019 BMW 530E
- 2020 BMW 530E
- 2021 BMW 530E
- 2022 BMW 530E
- 2017 BMW 530I
- 2018 BMW 530I
- 2019 BMW 530I
- 2020 BMW 530I
- 2021 BMW 530I
- 2022 BMW 530I
- 2018 BMW 540D
- 2019 BMW 540D
- 2020 BMW 540D
- 2017 BMW 540I
- 2018 BMW 540I
- 2019 BMW 540I
- 2020 BMW 540I
- 2021 BMW 540I
- 2022 BMW 540I
- 2017 BMW 740E
- 2018 BMW 740E
- 2019 BMW 740E
- 2017 BMW 740I
- 2018 BMW 740I
- 2019 BMW 740I
- 2020 BMW 740I
- 2021 BMW 740I
- 2022 BMW 740I
- 2016 BMW 740LI
- 2017 BMW 740LI
- 2020 BMW 745E
- 2021 BMW 745E
- 2022 BMW 745E
- 2018 BMW 750I
- 2019 BMW 750I
- 2016 BMW 750LI
- 2017 BMW 750LI
- 2018 BMW 750LI
- 2019 BMW 750LI
- 2020 BMW 750LI
- 2021 BMW 750LI
- 2022 BMW 750LI
- 2021 BMW Alpina XB7
- 2022 BMW Alpina XB7
- 2018 BMW B7 Alpina
- 2019 BMW B7 Alpina
- 2020 BMW B7 Alpina
- 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.