BMW bulletin B610615
What it saysWasher Fluid Reservoir Rattles While Driving on Rough Roads. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 18, 2024, received Nov 5, 2018, about the equipment — 4 documents under this number. It names 18 model years (2016–2024). 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 communicationWasher Fluid Reservoir Rattles While Driving on Rough Roads. Rattling noises heard from vicinity of glove box. The windshield washer reservoir upper plastic locating guide tab has too much lateral play.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B610615 | Service bulletin | Dec 18, 2024 | 11012091 | PDF, 254 KB |
| B610615 | Service bulletin | Nov 1, 2021 | 10205092 | not found |
| B610615 | Service bulletin | Apr 1, 2021 | 10194305 | not found |
| B610615 | Service bulletin | Aug 1, 2017 | 10146682 | not found |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 45 2 353 024 | Felt strip (80 x 60 x 1 mm) See Sublet – Materials | — | eBay Motors → |
| 51 45 2 253 024 | — | — |
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 61 99 000 | Work time to prepare and apply a felt strip to the | 1 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.
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Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2017 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure; 2018 BMW R1200 S Adventure.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 16 model years this bulletin names have filed 327 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 8 of them name Visibility/Wiper — 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.
I purchased a new 2020 Bmw 230I in may 2020. Its first and only servicing was on 12/9/20 for a 10,000 mile oil change and "multi-point inspection," in which one of the inspection items was "inspect sunroof operation and check for leaks." 12/11/20 I was driving to my office northbound on estrella blvd when at approximately 8:53 AM, I…
2020 BMW 2 Series · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Dec 21, 2020 · ODI 11384470
While I was driving down the highway, sunroof has exploded without any apparent reason. I really didn’t realize what had happened at first, all I heard was a loud bang which could’ve lead to distraction and cause an accident. Luckily it wasn’t the case for me. Although, broken pieces of the sunroof has came off and flown to roadway.
2021 BMW 3 Series · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Feb 25, 2023 · ODI 11509033
The contact owns a 2021 BMW 228I. The contact stated while driving 70-75 MPH, the sunroof exploded. The contact stated that the shade guard was closed at the time the failure occurred. The contact veered to the side of the road. The contact stated that he inspected the vehicle but could not determine the cause of the failure.
2021 BMW 2 Series · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Jul 20, 2023 · ODI 11533458
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 group15 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… |
| 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)… |
| 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… |
| B640623 | Service bulletin | Dec 20, 2023 | While the vehicle is at a standstill, a clicking noise can be heard in the passenger compartment. It must bequiet without other electrical l… |
| B840323 | Service bulletin | Dec 6, 2023 | BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective February 9, 2023) on certain Model Year 2022 – 2023 BMW vehicles that were produced between Jun… |
| B652823 | Service bulletin | Sep 11, 2023 | Customers may be experiencing one or more of these following issues with Bluetooth operation: Bluetooth cannot be switched on or off in the… |
| B840423 | Service bulletin | Sep 5, 2023 | Intermittently the GPS location in 3 Party Navigation Apps (i.e., Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze) will drift fromthe correct location. In ad… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B610615 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 B610615 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 B610615 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 18 model years: 2024 BMW 2 Series, 2021 BMW 2 Series, 2020 BMW 2 Series, 2019 BMW 2 Series, 2018 BMW 2 Series, 2017 BMW 2 Series and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.