BMW 430I 2022–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB120522 · NHTSA communication 10236220 · issued Apr 1, 2023
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2022–2023
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective December 1, 2022) on certain Model Year 2023 BMW i4 and i7 vehicles that were produced between October 5, 2022 and November 10, 2022. A bearing in the front electric drive unit could fail due to a manufacturing defect, resulting in a noise while driving.
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.