Front Grille Upper/Lower Active Air Flaps: Ltd WTY Ext To 15 Years/150,000 Miles (SI R01 12 19)

Publication date: 2023-06-12
Reference number: SI R01 12 19
Supersedes refnos: SI B01 12 19

FRONT GRILLE UPPER/LOWER ACTIVE AIR FLAPS: LTD WTY EXT TO 15 YEARS/150,000 MILES

SERVICE CAMPAIGN BULLETIN

Reference Number(s): SI B01 12 19, Date of Issue: June 12, 2023

BMW:

G01 2018 to 2019 X3 xDrive30i July 13, 2017 - July 29, 2019 B46O; G01 2019 X3 sDrive30i March 29, 2018 - July 29, 2019 B46O; G01 2018 to 2019 X3 M40i July 12, 2017 - July 28, 2019 B58M; G02 2019 X4 xDrive30i May 17, 2018 - July 27, 2019 B46O; G02 2019 X4 M40i March 13, 2018 - July 15, 2019 B58M; G12 2017 to 2019 740Li Sedan June 14, 2016 to February 22, 2019 B58M; G12 2017 to 2019 740Li xDrive Sedan February 09, 2016 to February 22, 2019 B58M; G12 2018, 2019 750Li Sedan February 10, 2017 - February 22, 2019 N63R; G12 2018, 2019 750Li xDrive Sedan February 9, 2017 - January 30, 2019 N63R; G12 2017 to 2019 M760Li xDrive Sedan April 28, 2016 to February 15, 2019 N74B; G12 2018 ALPINA B7 xDrive February 28, 2017 - February 22, 2018 N63R; G30 2017 to 2019 530i Sedan November 3, 2016 - June 11, 2019 B46O; G30 2017 to 2019 530i xDrive Sedan November 3, 2016 - June 18, 2019 B46O; G30 2018 540d xDrive Sedan January 29, 2018 to June 25, 2018 B57O; G30 2018 to 2019 540i Sedan June 19, 2017 - June 24, 2019 B58M; G30 2018 to 2019 540i xDrive Sedan June 26, 2017 - June 25, 2019 B58M; G30 2018 to 2019 M550i xDrive Sedan June 11, 2017 - June 27, 2019 N63R; G32 2018 to 2019 640i xDrive Gran Turismo February 15, 2017 - June 27, 2019 B58M

SERVICE INFORMATION

This Service Information bulletin (Revision 07) supersedes SI B01 12 19 dated August 2022

What's New:

The Cause, Procedure, and the Claim Information Sections have been updated.

NOTE: The Model information above is for informational purposes only, it is not the only deciding factor.

The 2018 MY 540d and the 2019 MY X3/X4 M40i, 530i, 540i, 750i/750Li, M550i and 640i and xDrive, the 2017, 2018, 2019 MY 740i/740Li, M760i and 640i and xDrive have been added to this bulletin update dated August 2022

The MY 2018 & MY 2019 G01, MY 2019 G02, and MY 2017 & MY 2018 G30 vehicles has been added to this bulletin update dated October 2020.

The 2018 MY G32 with the B58M engine has been added to this bulletin update dated May 2020.

NOTE: For upper and lower active air flap extended limited warranty coverage that apples to other vehicles, refer to SI B01 01 19 and SI B01 04 21

ELIGIBLE VEHICLES

To assist you in identifying those vehicles that have this component-specific extended limited warranty coverage, the DCSnet Warranty Vehicle Inquiry has been updated with the VIN and Component-specific Vehicle Comment shown below:

Please see SI B01 12 19 (DC 51 64 90 01 00). For this vehicle, the Radiator Grille Upper and Lower Active Air Flaps limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years/150,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date. This coverage is subject to the same vehicle eligibility requirements, limitations, and exclusions that apply to the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks.

NOTE: Before performing a repair and submitting a claim, first confirm that the vehicle has the above Notice of Limited Warranty Extension in the DCSnet Warranty Inquiry Vehicle Comments section.
If you have Extended Limited Warranty (ELW) eligibility and/or coverage questions, please contact the Warranty department through IDS by selecting Coverage, Policy, Coding Questions and Mileage Corrections prior to performing any repair.

SITUATION

See attached pdf bulletin

Supporting Materials

picture_as_pdf B011219 Customer Letter V5.pdf

picture_as_pdf B011219.pdf