2017 BMW 740I Technical Service Bulletins

355 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2017 BMW 740I. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10160265Apr 1, 2019Electrical system. VEHICLE DOES NOT START BATTERY TOTALLY DISCHARGED This Service Information bulletin replaces SI B61 04 19 dated March 2019.
• 10160262Apr 1, 2019Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). GROANING NOISE FROM SUNROOF . A groaning noise is present from the area between the front and rear sunroof glass panels only with the sunroof completely closed. Venting the front sunroof glass causes the noise to stop. The front sunroof glass is rubbing against the rubber seal of the rear sunroof glass.
• 10160258Apr 1, 2019Body and structure, Latches, locks and linkages. DOOR LATCHING COMPLAINTS IN COLD WEATHER. Below freezing temperatures: One or more doors (front or rear) may not open or After opening they may not correctly latch. A leaking seal on the outer Bowden release cable may allow water to enter the cable sheathing and freeze.
• 10160252Apr 1, 2019Steering, Engine cooling. HEATER HOSE IS CONTACTING THE STEERING SHAFT This Service Information bulletin replaces SI B17 01 18 dated April 2018.
• 10160227Apr 1, 2019Back-over prevention (rear camera). ConnectedDrive: REMOTE 3D NOT WORKING.
• 10160222Apr 1, 2019Exterior lighting. BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATE WHEN USING COMFORT ACCESS. The brake lights activate by themselves for 8 seconds only after unsuccessfully unlocking the vehicle using Comfort Access.
• 10160220Apr 1, 2019Exterior lighting. DELIVERY STOP: REWORK TAIL LIGHTS. The tail light mounting brackets may be cracked or broken. During assembly oil may have contaminated the plastic housing of the rear tail lamps causing damage to the mounting points of the tail light assembly.
• 10159149Mar 1, 2019Electrical system. NIGHT VISION 3: INTERNAL SOFTWARE ERROR FAULT. During vehicle diagnosis of an unrelated issue the following erroneous fault may be stored in the Night Vision 3 control unit.
• 10159138Mar 1, 2019Exterior lighting. DELIVERY STOP: REWORK TAIL LIGHTS. The tail light mounting brackets may be cracked or broken. During assembly oil may have contaminated the plastic housing of the rear tail lamps causing damage to the mounting points of the tail light assembly.
• 10159135Mar 1, 2019Electrical system. STANDARD OCCASIONAL USE CABLE CHARGING COMPLAINT TROUBLESHOOTING This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B61 19 18 dated November 2018.
• 10159134Mar 1, 2019Electrical system. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START BATTERY TOTALLY DISCHARGED. The customer's vehicle does not start due to a totally discharged battery.
• 10159120Mar 1, 2019Equipment, Engine. ACTIVE AIR FLAP FAULT DIAGNOSIS HINTS. A check engine light or check control message is present.
• 10153777Jan 1, 2019Seat belts. FALSE WARNINGS THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLED. Acoustic and visual warnings indicate that the front passenger seat is occupied and the seat belt is not fastened.
• 10153776Jan 1, 2019Electrical system. FAULT CODE 804417 CAUSED BY THE REMOTE KEY. When a short test is performed as part of a workshop visit for an unrelated situation.
• 10153775Jan 1, 2019Equipment. AUDIO SYSTEM AMPLIFIER(S) INOPERATIVE. The Audio Amplifier (AMP) and/or the Active Sound Design amplifier (ASD) may not function intermittently or permanently. CAUSE The foam seals of the trunk water channel clips may be missing or damaged.
• 10153773Jan 1, 2019Equipment. Fm radio static heard between 88 to 97 mhz.
• 10153768Jan 1, 2019Equipment. NO COOLING INTERMITTENTLY FROM VENTS. After a long journey (more than 30 minutes).
• 10153750Jan 1, 2019Electrical system, Steering. STEERING ASSISTANCE FAILURE DUE TO FAILURE OF AUXILIARY BATTERY. The steering is made more difficult by failure of the 12 V auxiliary battery. The Check Control message lights up: It is possible to continue driving. Steering effort and/or steering behavior is changed. Drive moderately. Failure of 12V auxiliary battery.
• 10153746Jan 1, 2019Equipment, Electrical system. CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE CALL BREAKDOWN ASSIST. DRIVE IS DEFECTIVE. A red-colored Check Control indicator (ID 170) can appear.
• 10153739Jan 1, 2019Engine cooling, Equipment, Electrical system. SERVICE ACTION: ALPINA B7 WITH N63R ENGINE - CHECK AND REPLACE OIL FEED LINES AND THE MAP THERMOSTAT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. This bulletin describes the procedures to inspect and if necessary replace the following components: * Turbo charger oil feed lines (leaking) * Map thermostat and electrical harness (corrosion).
• 10153738Jan 1, 2019Engine cooling, Equipment. B58 ENGINE: OIL LEAK FROM TURBOCHARGER. Engine oil (1) can be seen leaking from the bottom of the turbocharger near the band clamp (2). The turbocharger band clamp is loose.
• 10153737Jan 1, 2019Engine cooling. Service action: n63r engine - check and replace oil feed lines.
• 10153736Jan 1, 2019Engine cooling. Service action: n63r engine - check and replace vanos actuators.
• 10153645Jan 1, 2019Exterior lighting, Electrical system. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT IS DIM OR DISCOLORED. One or more of the LED daytime running lights are dim or discolored. The connection between the LED module and light tube inside the headlight is damaged.
• 10153641Jan 1, 2019Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). PANORAMIC SUNROOF DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. The panoramic sunroof will not open or close. The sunroof may only tilt with no other functions available. There are no faults stored for the panoramic sunroof. A software error in the Roof Function Center (FZD).
• 10153709Dec 1, 2018Fuel system, Equipment. HEATING IN EDRIVE IS NOT AVAILABLE. No heater output in eDrive mode.
• 10153707Dec 1, 2018Electrical system, Equipment. Standard occasional use cable - charging complaint troubleshooting.
• 10153696Dec 1, 2018Fuel system. The fuel delivery unit (in-tank fuel pump) may be incorrect part installed for the Model/Market.
• 10153691Dec 1, 2018Engine cooling, Engine. FAULT 118002 - MIXTURE TOO RICH SETS DURING WINTER WITH COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. The Service Engine Soon (MIL) light is on with the following fault stored in the Digital Motor Electronics (DME). Fault: 118002 - Mixture too rich In the situation being described.
• 10152677Nov 1, 2018Equipment. COMFORT ACCESS AND PASSIVE GO DO NOT WORK AFTER REPLACING A REMOTE KEY. Note: This situation only affects the listed vehicles with a factory I-level lower than 18-03-XXX. After teaching in a new replacement radio remote key (aka radio-operated key), Comfort Access keyless entry and Passive Go (aka Convenience Starting) are no longer possible. However, it is possible to start the engine by holding the new key to the…
• 10152675Nov 1, 2018Equipment. RADIO REMOTE SPORADICALLY INOPERATIVE. INFORMATION All required parts can be found in the Electronic Parts Catalog.
• 10152670Nov 1, 2018Electrical system. SEAT MEMORY SWITCH SPORADICALLY NOT FUNCTIONING. Selecting one of the saved seat positions (via the memory seat position switch on the door panel), fails to work. A saved seat position cannot be retrieved. The memory function works again after a terminal change or backrest width adjustment. Note: Manual seat adjustment using the button for forward/back seat adjustment still works. Software error in the seat module.
• 10152668Nov 1, 2018Wheels. FRONT WHEEL AIR DUCT LOOSE. The front wheel air duct may be loose or protruding into the wheel-well as seen below. The outer section of the air duct has separated from the inner.
• 10152660Nov 1, 2018Fuel system. SERVICE ACTION: CHECK AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FUEL DELIVERY UNIT. The fuel delivery unit (in-tank fuel pump) may be the incorrect part installed for the Model/Market.
• 10152657Nov 1, 2018Engine cooling. A Delivery Stop has been issued (effective November 16, 2018) on Model Year 2019 BMW 5 Series, 7 Series and X5 SAV vehicles that have been produced between June 29, 2018 ? September 10, 2018. The issue involves the oil-to-water heat exchanger which can start to leak. Approximately 285 vehicles are affected by this delivery stop.
• 10149575Oct 1, 2018Electrical system. DIAGNOSING NON FUNCTIONING eDRIVE. * Vehicle will not go into "eDrive" * No pertinent electric drivetrain fault codes to assist with diagnosis * "eDrive" may be greyed-out in the Central Information Display (CID) and is not selectable * MSA deactivation * 12 volt battery failure * Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) failure.
• 10149573Oct 1, 2018Electrical system, Engine cooling. NOISE FROM ENGINE WHEN STARTING. Noise when starting the engine. Engine making a rattling/grinding noise near the 12 volt starter motor.
• 10149572Oct 1, 2018Electrical system, Engine cooling. DME FC 1C0102 IS STORED WITH NO OTHER RELATED FAULTS. The following fault has been stored in the Digital Motor electronics (DME) fault memory with no other engine oil pressure faults stored: ??1C0102 - oil pressure control, plausibility, static: Pressure too low This fault will not cause a customer complaint or a Check Control Message (CCM). The fault is typically identified during unrelated diagnostics.
• 10149569Oct 1, 2018Engine, Electrical system. SERVICE ACTION: N63R ENGINE - CHECK AND REPLACE OIL FEED LINES AND THE MAP THERMOSTAT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. This bulletin describes the procedures to inspect and if necessary replace the following components: * Turbo charger oil feed lines (leaking) * Map thermostat and electrical harness (corrosion) Also, make sure that Service Bulletin B12 24 18 Service Action: Program Control Units, is completed when performing…
• 10149568Oct 1, 2018Engine. SERVICE ACTION: N63R ENGINE - CHECK AND REPLACE OIL FEED LINES AND THE CHARGE AIR COOLERS. This bulletin describes the procedures to inspect and if necessary replace the following components: * Turbo charger oil feed lines (leaking) * Charge air coolers (corrosion)
• 10149567Oct 1, 2018Electrical system, Engine. SERVICE ACTION: N63R ENGINE - CHECK AND REPLACE OIL FEED LINES, CHARGE AIR COOLERS AND THE MAP THERMOSTAT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. This bulletin describes the procedures to inspect and if necessary replace the following components: * Turbo charger oil feed lines (leaking) * Charge air coolers (corrosion) * Map thermostat and electrical harness (corrosion)
• 10149566Oct 1, 2018Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Service action: n63r engine - check and replace vanos actuators, oil feed lines, charge air coolers and the map thermostat electrical connector.
• 10149545Oct 1, 2018Back-over prevention (rear camera), Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). REAR VIEW CAMERA FAILS TO DISPLAY IMAGE. Sporadically, when the rear view camera is activated, either via selecting reverse with the shift selector or by direct camera selection, no image appears in the display. Camera function returns after terminal change. Note: This error situation can rarely, if ever, be duplicated on demand. Head-unit interface software error for the rear view camera.
• 10149540Oct 1, 2018Electrical system. RAIN/LIGHT SENSOR (RLS): OIL LEAKAGE FROM GEL PAD. ??Oil leaking from the Rain/Light Sensor (RLS). Note: This oil serves as a separation medium between the RLS mounting gel pad and the windscreen. The oil ensures damage free disassembly in case of repair. CAUSE The oil that serves as the separation medium of the Rain/Light Sensor (RLS) gel pad and the windscreen leaks out. Expose the Rain/Light Sensor (RLS) and…
• 10149487Oct 1, 2018Engine cooling. DELIVERY STOP. LOW TEMPERATURE COOLANT SYSTEM.A Delivery Stop has been issued (effective October 16, 2018) on Model Year 2019 BMW 5 and 7 Series vehicles that have been produced from September 13-14, 2018. There is a possibility that the affected vehicles do not have the correct amount of coolant in the low-temperature coolant system. Approximately 3 vehicles are affected by this delivery stop that have already…
• 10149485Oct 1, 2018Fuel system. SERVICE ACTION. CHECK AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FUEL DELIVERY UNIT. The fuel delivery unit (in-tank fuel pump) may be the incorrect part installed for the Model/Market.
• 10154857Feb 1, 2018Interior lighting, Exterior lighting. LED LIGHT CARPET IS DIM OR DISTORTED. The light carpet may appear dim or distorted on one or both sides. See the photo below demonstrating the difference side to side. The light carpet LED lens may be blocked by debris.
• 10154856Feb 1, 2018Equipment, Exterior lighting. DELIVERY STOP REWORK TAIL LIGHTS. The tail light mounting brackets may be cracked or broken. During assembly; oil may have contaminated the plastic housing of the rear tail lamps; causing damage to the mounting points of the tail light assembly.
• 10154854Feb 1, 2018Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). PANORAMIC SUNROOF DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. The panoramic sunroof will not open or close. The sunroof may only tilt with no other functions available. There are no faults stored for the panoramic sunroof. A software error in the Roof Function Center (FZD).
• 10154817Feb 1, 2018Engine. ENGINE VIBRATIONS OR NOISE. One of the following complaints may be reported The engine runs erratically; The engine causes vibrations when running; Grinding noise from the engine compartment when engine is running.

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