BMW bulletin B610124
What it saysWhen driving over rough surfaces, a low-frequency rattling noise can be heard inside the vehicle's cabin. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jan 6, 2025, received Feb 1, 2024, about the equipment — 4 documents under this number. It names 8 model years (2023–2025). 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 communicationWhen driving over rough surfaces, a low-frequency rattling noise can be heard inside the vehicle's cabin. The noise typically sounds as though it is coming from the front right footwell area.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B610124 | Service bulletin | Jan 6, 2025 | 11013049 | PDF, 711 KB |
| B610124 | Service bulletin | Jul 10, 2024 | 11005233 | PDF, 1,524 KB |
| B610124 | Service bulletin | Feb 26, 2024 | 10250894 | PDF, 370 KB |
| B610124 | Service bulletin | Jan 4, 2024 | 10249026 | PDF, 342 KB |
What the document itself lists
Part the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 13 8 351 989 | — | — |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (5 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.
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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 8 model years this bulletin names have filed 111 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 of them name Structure — 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.
The car was purchased new in July 2023. On or about , while the car was parked the front license plate holder separated suddenly and unexpectedly from the front bumper of the car and fell to the ground. Incidental to the failure of the front license plate holder, the separation of the holder caused damage to the front bumper.
2023 BMW 5 Series · Structure · filed with NHTSA Apr 29, 2024 · ODI 11585838
The panoramic glass roof panel on this 2023 BMW 7 Series (G70 chassis) has suffered a severe structural perimeter material failure. A flush hairline stress fracture spontaneously appeared along the outer edge completely underneath the rubber weather-stripping track with zero road or debris impacts.
2023 BMW 7 Series · Structure · filed with NHTSA Sep 29, 2026 · ODI 11767834
The front doors release button are designed and placed on the car door which can open as soon as your knee unintentionally touches the button. This poses a risk of opening the doors while the car is in motion
2023 BMW i7 · Structure · filed with NHTSA Jan 23, 2024 · ODI 11567355
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 equipment
Source: same model, same component group18 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (equipment), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the BMW list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B010122 | Service bulletin | Jan 21, 2026 | With the court's FINAL approval, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA) has entered into a nationwide settlement with the plaintiffs in the foll… |
| B640124 | Service bulletin | Jun 17, 2024 | A drumming noise is heard when the air conditioning system is operating. Service parts are not yet available for this repair. This bulletin… |
| B650121 | Service bulletin | Jun 12, 2024 | SPORADIC FAILURE OR CRACKING NOISE IN BASS SPEAKERS: No Bass or a cracking noise can be heard from the bass speakers. |
| B650421 | Service bulletin | Jun 4, 2024 | RETROFIT SATELLITE RADIO (OPTION CODE SA655): The affected vehicles were produced with Preparation BMW Satellite Radio (option code SA 693)… |
| B613233 | Service bulletin | Apr 16, 2024 | A small flap of sound insulation material may come into contact with some of the 12 V B+ cables at the remote B+ charging point terminal… |
| B640424 | Service bulletin | Mar 8, 2024 | 1. The center air vent on the left (a) is closed. All other air vents on the left side then only blow cold air intothe passenger area. OR… |
| B610321 | Service bulletin | Feb 28, 2024 | SITUATION BMW AG is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Recall (effective April 23, 2021) on a certain Model Year 2020 - 2021 BMW vehicles th… |
| B660324 | Service bulletin | Feb 22, 2024 | A quality check showed that the Remote-Control Parking token was not activated in the current software for the vehicles affected. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B610124 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 B610124 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 B610124 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 8 model years: 2024 BMW 5 Series, 2023 BMW 5 Series, 2024 BMW 7 Series, 2023 BMW 7 Series, 2025 BMW i5, 2024 BMW i5 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.