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BMW bulletin B410124

What it saysA groaning sound from the front of the vehicle while driving can be heard, particularly while cornering. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 2, 2024, received May 3, 2024, about the structure. It names 4 model years (2021–2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

A groaning sound from the front of the vehicle while driving can be heard, particularly while cornering.

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Apr 2, 2024 Received by NHTSA May 3, 2024 Components Structure

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
B410124Service bulletinApr 2, 202410253325PDF, 383 KB

What the document itself lists

Part the bulletin names

Part numberDescriptionQtyFind it
83 23 9 407 778Grease Syntheso Glep—eBay Motors →

Labour operations and the time the manufacturer allows

OperationDescriptionTime
00 58 500Diagnosis Worktime Flat Rate (See below) (Plusposition)2 FRU
00 58 000Diagnosis Worktime Flat Rate (See below) (Main work)3 FRU
51 99 000Work time to apply a thin layer of Syntheso Glep 1 grease to the top of the…2 FRU

Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches BMW’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.

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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 them

Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2021 BMW IX.

A 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 database

Owners of the 3 model years this bulletin names have filed 104 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.

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 structure

Source: same model, same component group

11 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (structure), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the BMW list.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
B510526Service bulletinMar 5, 2026A “groaning” noise may be heard when closing the tailgate.
B511325Service bulletinSep 29, 2025There are two possible situations: When opening either the front and/or rear door, the door window glass does not lower (short drop). When c…
B510225Service bulletinAug 26, 2025While driving on a smooth and/or uneven road, a “clicking” sound is heard from the driver’s footwell area.
B410424Service bulletinAug 20, 2025A groaning sound from the front of the vehicle while driving can be heard, particularly while cornering. The groaning sound can be heard in…
B660325Service bulletinJul 14, 2025A check control message is displayed, indicating that the parking assistance systems have limitedfunctionality due to errors detected within…
B410425Service bulletinJun 2, 2025Water sloshing is heard in the vehicle’s body when accelerating and braking.
B511022Service bulletinFeb 20, 2025Groaning noise in the front parcel shelf of the luggage compartment area. The noise is mostly heard when the vehicle interior is cold.
B514616Service bulletinFeb 3, 2025CREAKING NOISE FROM TAILGATE LOCK.. During opening and closing of the tailgate, a creaking noise can be heard from the tailgate lock. Excess…

Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for BMW, by the number printed on the letter.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is BMW B410124 a recall?

No. A service bulletin 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 B410124 repair free?

Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every BMW warranty extension on file lists the ones BMW has filed.

Which vehicles does B410124 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2024 BMW iX, 2023 BMW iX, 2022 BMW iX, 2021 BMW IX. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.