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SI B51 07 17
Body Equipment
March 2017
Technical Service
NOISES FROM TOP OF A-PILLAR
MODEL
F22 (2 Series Coupe)
F87 (M2)
Produced through 9/3/2015.
SITUATION
While driving on uneven surface, cracking or popping noises can be heard from the vicinity of the
top of the A-Pillar.
CAUSE
Overlapping body panels whose edges are touching at a structural flex point causing them to
“interfere” with one another.
CORRECTION
Separate the overlapping sheet metal layers.
PROCEDURE
For conditions that are similar to the situation described, follow the attached procedure.
PARTS INFORMATION
Part Number
Description
Quantity
83 19 2 289 180
Sealing Kit
(Windshield)
1
83 19 2 446 565
Lubricant, BMW HTLS (12oz)
As needed
WARRANTY INFORMATION
Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty for Passenger Cars and Light
Trucks.
Defect Code:
4121013900
Vehicles with Sunroof
Labor Operation:
Labor Allowance:
Description:
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51 44 011
Refer to KSD
Removing and installing/replacing
headlining (Main work) (Vehicle with
sunroof)
Refer to KSD
Removing and installing/replacing
headlining (Plus work) (Vehicle with
sunroof)
5 FRU
Work time to separate sheet metal
layers and lubricate both sides
Or
51 44 511
And:
51 99 000
If you are using a Main labor code for another repair, use the Plus code labor operation 51 44 511
instead.
Or:
Vehicles without Sunroof
Labor Operation:
Labor Allowance:
Description:
51 44 001
Refer to KSD
Removing and installing/replacing
headlining (Main work) (Vehicle without
sunroof)
Refer to KSD
Removing and installing/replacing
headlining (Plus work) (Vehicle without
sunroof)
5 FRU
Work time to separate sheet metal
layers and lubricate both sides
Or
51 44 501
And:
51 99 000
If you are using a Main labor code for another repair, use the Plus code labor operation 51 44 501
instead
And:
Sublet – Bulk Materials
Sublet Code 4
See sublet
reimbursement
Reimbursement for the repair-related
bulk materials (BMW part number(s),
please do not use the part numbers for
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calculation below
claim submission)
Sublet reimbursement calculation for claiming the “used quantities” of repair-related bulk materials
(BMW part numbers) is at dealer net plus your center’s handling.
Enter this material cost in sublet and itemize the amount on the repair order and in claim comment
section.
Overlapping Labor Procedure – Other Repairs
If invoicing the KSD2 flat rate labor operation codes for other repair work results in overlapping
labor, for those flat rate labor operations that are affected, you can now:
z
Replace the stated KSD2 “FRU allowance” with a “reduced FRU value” to eliminate the
overlapping labor.
Eligible other repair work being claimed under a different defect code will require separate punch
times.
On the repair order and in the claim comment section, please identify and itemize those labor
operations being claimed with a “reduced FRU value.”
ATTACHMENTS
View PDF attachment B51 07 17-Attachment A.
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