# Service bulletin B613014

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10136352
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-05\-07
- Manufacturer's number: B613014
- Manufacturer's date: 2018\-03\-01
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

## NHTSA's summary

BMW Maintenance Program: 12\-Volt Battery Replacement Measure: This bulletin outlines a customer satisfaction measure that has been designed exclusively for the BMW vehicles listed above.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10136352-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10136352-0001.pdf)

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## Components

Electrical system, 12\-volt battery

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 BMW 525D XDRIVE
- 2013 to 2016 BMW 528I
- 2011 to 2014 BMW 535I
- 2016 to 2017 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I ACTIVEHYBRID
- 2011 BMW 535I US
- 2010 to 2014 BMW 550I
- 2016 BMW 550I
- 2013 to 2015 BMW 640I
- 2017 BMW 640I
- 2012 to 2017 BMW 650I
- 2013 to 2015 BMW 740I
- 2013 to 2015 BMW 740LI
- 2010 to 2015 BMW 750I
- 2011 BMW 750I US
- 2010 to 2015 BMW 750LI
- 2016 to 2017 BMW 750LI
- 2013 BMW 760LI
- 2015 BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 3
- 2012 BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 7
- 2014 BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 7
- 2011 BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 7
- 2015 BMW K1300 S
- 2013 to 2016 BMW M5
- 2013 to 2015 BMW M6
- 2017 BMW M6
- 2012 to 2018 BMW X5
- 2011 BMW X5 DIESEL SAV
- 2011 to 2012 BMW X5 M
- 2011 to 2018 BMW X6
- 2011 BMW X6 M
- 2018 BMW X6 M

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B651419](/bulletins/10166390.md), 2019-10-21, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. HEAD UNIT NBT EVO \(HU\-H2\) PROGRAMMING ABORT: The CID screen may light up blue. When this occurs A battery reset is not successful in restoring head unit operation Software error in the Bootloader file \(BTLD\) of the head unit.
- [B012918](/bulletins/10163992.md), 2019-08-19, Service bulletin: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. N63 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FOR OIL CONSUMPTION AND BATTERY DRAIN \- OVERVIEW This Service Information Bulletin replaces SI B01 29 18 dated October 2018.
- [B610619](/bulletins/10161567.md), 2019-06-24, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT. HIGH VOLTAGE DIAGNOSTIC SPECIALIST TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT STRATEGY. INFORMATION The ST1821 High Voltage Diagnostic Specialist Certification \(HVS\) is the next step in the E\-mobility service strategy for BMW technicians.
- [B610419](/bulletins/10160348.md), 2019-05-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. VEHICLE DOES NOT START BATTERY TOTALLY DISCHARGED This Service Information bulletin replaces SI B61 04 19 dated March 2019.
- [B610419](/bulletins/10160265.md), 2019-05-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. VEHICLE DOES NOT START BATTERY TOTALLY DISCHARGED This Service Information bulletin replaces SI B61 04 19 dated March 2019.
- [B610419](/bulletins/10159134.md), 2019-04-22, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START BATTERY TOTALLY DISCHARGED. The customer's vehicle does not start due to a totally discharged battery.
- [B613014](/bulletins/10153642.md), 2019-02-25, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW Maintenance Program: 12\-Volt Battery Replacement Measure. INFORMATION This bulletin outlines a customer satisfaction measure that has been designed exclusively for the BMW vehicles listed above. It involves the replacement of the 12\-volt battery as a preventive maintenance measure.
- [B613014](/bulletins/10151373.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. "BMW Maintenance Program: 12\-Volt Battery Replacement Measure. INFORMATION This bulletin outlines a customer satisfaction measure that has been designed exclusively for the BMW vehicles listed above. It involves the replacement of the 12\-volt battery as a preventive maintenance measure. This 12\-volt battery replacement measure is: Effective for repairs dated on or after January 1, 2015. Applicable to vehicles that are still covered by the BMW Maintenance Program. This program is valid for 4 years or 50,000 miles, whichever occurs first. The calculation is based on the current date of repair. It is ""applicable"" when the 12volt battery was not replaced within the last 12 months. You can then perform the battery replacement as outlined below. Please check the warranty claim history for the specific vehicle in the DCSnet Warranty Vehicle Inquiry to confirm the battery was not already replaced within the previous 12 months."
- [B121416](/bulletins/10151306.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. Service Action: Program control units \(DME data status\). The high\-voltage battery's life may be reduced when charging the high\-voltage battery while the vehicle is in motion. AFFECTED VEHICLES Certain VINs \(not all\) produced between August 7, 2015 and April 19, 2016. Please check the key reader or the Warranty Vehicle Inquiry screen in DCSnet. The charging strategy incorporated in the DME software.
- [B610616](/bulletins/10151185.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ENGINE. "CCM ""Engine fault\! Power loss"" and/or ""Battery charging fault\!"". Upon unlocking or starting the vehicle, one or both of the following Check Control messages \(CCM\) are displayed to the customer: ""Engine fault\! Power loss"" \(CCM\-ID: 29\) ""Battery charging fault\!"" \(CCM\-ID: 213\). Faults from Safety box \(S\-Box\) in the high\-voltage battery."

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