TSB B641224 — BMW Service bulletin

B641224 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 BMW models, 2022–2024 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. 1. Use of aftermarket accessory hang-on cellular phone holders and/or air fresheners can break the instrument panel air vent slats. Damage and/or issues caused by outside influences are not covered under the BMW limited warranties. Originally, the air vent slats were only…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years B641224 names

VehicleModel years
BMW X3 2022, 2023, 2024
BMW X5 2023

Every document filed under B641224

Document IDFiledType
B641224 May 4, 2026 Service bulletin

What B641224 covers

Body & structure — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B641224?

B641224 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering 2 BMW models across the 2022–2024 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: 1. Use of aftermarket accessory hang-on cellular phone holders and/or air fresheners can break the instrument panel air vent slats. Damage and/or issues caused by outside influences are not covered under the BMW limited warranties. Originally, the air vent slats were only…

Which vehicles does B641224 cover?

NHTSA's file names BMW X3 (2022–2024); BMW X5 (2023). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB B641224 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B641224 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of B641224?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under B641224, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under B641224. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.