BMW warranty extension 3711900100
What it saysThe front and rear AIR suspension strut assemblies limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 8 years /80,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a warranty extension dated Mar 27, 2026, received Mar 31, 2026, about the suspension — 1 document under this number: B010522. It names 8 model years (2016–2022). A warranty extension 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 communicationPicked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.
What 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.
THE FRONT AND REAR AIR SUSPENSION STRUT ASSEMBLIES LIMITED WARRANTY FOR DEFECTS IN MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 8 YEARS /80,000 MILES AS DETERMINED FROM THE ORIGINAL IN-SERVICE DATE.
One of the 432 warranty extensions and special-coverage programs on file — every make, with the term each runs to.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B010522 | Warranty extension | Mar 27, 2026 | 11030332 | PDF, 632 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 themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2016 BMW 740E.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 7 model years this bulletin names have filed 64 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 of them name Suspension — 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.
BMW issued a warranty extension covering air suspension struts for certain vehicles (8 years / 80,000 miles). I own a 2018 BMW 740i. I reported front suspension concerns to an authorized BMW dealership (United BMW, Alpharetta, GA) at 64,354 miles (8/16/23) and again at 77,582 miles(3/19/24.
2018 BMW 7 Series · Suspension · filed with NHTSA Jan 9, 2026 · ODI 11709831
The contact owns a 2016 BMW 740I. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the front air suspension failed to perform as designed, causing the front end of the vehicle to remain lowered, making the front driver’s and passenger’s side tires touching the inner wheel well.
2016 BMW 7 Series · Suspension · filed with NHTSA Nov 9, 2022 · ODI 11492944
The contact owns a 2018 BMW 740i. The contact stated when he was starting his vehicle a warning for "chassis" was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaning.
2018 BMW 7 Series · Suspension · filed with NHTSA Jan 8, 2025 · ODI 11634894
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 suspension
Source: same model, same component group3 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (suspension), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B310626 | Service bulletin | May 22, 2026 | Noises from the front axle when driving over rough road surfaces, or when turning. |
| B310324 | Service bulletin | Apr 8, 2026 | When rolling forward or backwards with the steering at full lock (left or right) without the brake applied, a“groan”-type noise may be heard… |
| B310224 | Service bulletin | Feb 22, 2024 | A knocking, “thump”-type noise may be heard from the front axle during straight-ahead driving on uneven road surfaces at low speed, e.g., be… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 3711900100 a recall?
No. A warranty extension 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 3711900100 repair free?
A warranty extension 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 3711900100 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 8 model years: 2022 BMW 7 Series, 2021 BMW 7 Series, 2020 BMW 7 Series, 2019 BMW 7 Series, 2018 BMW 7 Series, 2017 BMW 7 Series 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: built 11 Aug 2015 – 14 Sep 2021; G12 2016 to 2022 740Li Sedan: built 30 Jul 2015 – 13 Jun 2022; G12 2017 to 2022 740Li xDrive Sedan: built 9 Feb 2016 – 13 Jun 2022 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.