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Service bulletin B122917

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10135028
Published by NHTSA2018-04-23
Manufacturer's numberB122917
Manufacturer's date2017-12-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAM DME: The incorrect dataset could be programmed into DME 5.2.1 control module.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Equipment and accessories, Labels and manuals

Vehicles listed
BMW 5 SERIES1991 to 2003
BMW 5251996 to 1998
BMW 5252001
BMW 525I2001, 2002, 2003
BMW 528I1995 to 1996
BMW 528I1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
BMW 5301999
BMW 5302001 to 2002
BMW 530I2001, 2002, 2003
BMW 5351996
BMW 540I1995
BMW 540I1996
BMW 540I1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
BMW 7 SERIES1995 to 2000
BMW 730I1993
BMW 730I1994
BMW 7351996 to 1997
BMW 740I1993, 1994, 1995
BMW 740I1996
BMW 740I1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
BMW 740IL1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
BMW 7501994 to 1997
BMW 750I1998
BMW 750IL1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
BMW 750IL2000
BMW 750IL2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW K1200 R2003
BMW M51998 to 1999
BMW M52000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
13V0630002013-02-26. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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B6624192022-10-31. Service bulletin. Vehicle cannot be opened or closed using comfort access, engine start is not possible, and the vehicle may not start when placing the key against the steering column.
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MC503491422018-11-13. Service bulletin. Bluetooth issues between Navigators, mobile phones, communication and audio systems.