BMW service campaign 0034710200
What it saysImproved diagnostic software for the brake system. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Oct 11, 2024, received Sep 29, 2024, about the service brakes — 2 documents under this number: B340324 (2 filings). It names 10 model years (2024). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
Improved diagnostic software for the brake system.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B340324 | Service campaign | Oct 11, 2024 | 11008992 | PDF, 182 KB |
| B340324 | Service campaign | Sep 10, 2024 | 11008107 | PDF, 171 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 10 model years this bulletin names have filed 317 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 200 of them name Service Brakes — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
There is an open recall on my 2024 BMW 760i and BMW has NO FIX over a year now and the NHTSA is doing nothing to pressure BMW to fix this critical issue. This is unacceptable as it puts all of us as risk and the NHTSA has to take this issue serioulsy, I am unable to sell this vehicle or get a new insurance and you folks have put no…
2024 BMW 7 Series · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Apr 5, 2025 · ODI 11652967
On 2/25/26, in rush hour traffic we were driving on a NJ highway. We happened to be in the left-most of 3 lanes with a concrete divider (no shoulder – there was about 3 ft between the concrete divider and the left side of the left lane). We were about 4 car lengths behind the next car when traffic was slowing for a red light.
2024 BMW X1 · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Mar 27, 2026 · ODI 11727462
Yesterday again my 2024 I7 x50 bmw suddenly engaged its auto brakes. I have been in communication with different dealers trying to repair this problem as it almost cause another accident. Luckily there was no cars behind me and there was no cars ahead of me. The cars door also would not close. I have video evidence of this
2024 BMW i7 · Service Brakes · filed with NHTSA Sep 8, 2025 · ODI 11685765
In depth: 2024 BMW X5 brake problems →
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the service brakes
Source: same model, same component group10 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (service brakes), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the BMW list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0034460300 | Service campaign | Oct 13, 2026 | The Integrated Brake (IB) power supply cable is covered with mesh protection and contact with the brakeline causes wear on the protective co… |
| 0034220300 | Service campaign | Aug 22, 2025 | The parking brake actuator has not been wound correctly so that it cannot be applied or released. Check Control message “Parking brake faile… |
| B341025 | Service bulletin | Jul 14, 2025 | After programming from the I-Levels between …24-03-505 and lower than …24-03-540 to I-Level …24-11-530 or higher, the following CCM may be d… |
| B340725 | Service bulletin | Jun 11, 2025 | A loud “click”- type noise can be heard from the rear axle brakes when driving off forwards, and/or in reverse. |
| B340625 | Service bulletin | May 2, 2025 | Brake “groaning” noises heard at the rear axle at slow speeds, i.e. close to standstill, stop and go driving;when parking or maneuvering. |
| 0034130300 | Service campaign | Mar 27, 2025 | The parking brake actuator cannot be activated or deactivated due to a failed weld. Check Control message “Parking brake failed. When parkin… |
| B340125 | Service campaign | Feb 21, 2025 | DELIVERY STOP: EMF ACTUATOR |
| B350123 | Service bulletin | Jan 24, 2025 | When the brake pedal is pressed/ released, a creaking noise may be heard from the pedal area for the Integrated Brake System (IB). This noi… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 0034710200 a recall?
No. A service campaign is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 0034710200 repair free?
A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does 0034710200 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 10 model years: 2024 BMW 5 Series, 2024 BMW 7 Series, 2024 BMW X1, 2024 BMW X2, 2024 BMW X5, 2024 BMW X6 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: F95 X5 M Sports Activity Vehicle: built 6 Dec 2023 – 19 Dec 2023; F96 X6 M Sports Activity Coupe: built 4 Dec 2023 – 19 Dec 2023; G05 X5 Sports Activity Vehicle: built 8 Dec 2023 – 20 Dec 2023 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.