Service bulletin B620117
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 | 10146653 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2018-11-05 |
| Manufacturer's number | B620117 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2017-04-01 |
| NHTSA component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
NHTSA's summary
TIME DISPLAY (CLOCK) ERROR IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. The clock on the basic instrument cluster (KOMBI) gradually loses time even after being reset. Power supply fluctuations cause the time to reset.
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
Electrical system
| BMW 228I | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
|---|---|
| BMW 230I | 2017 |
| BMW 320I | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| BMW 328D | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| BMW 328I | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 330E | 2016, 2017 |
| BMW 330I | 2017 |
| BMW 335I | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 340I | 2016, 2017 |
| BMW 428I | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 430I | 2017 |
| BMW 435I | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW 440I | 2017 |
| BMW 5-SERIES GRAN TURISMO | 2017 |
| BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 3 | 2013 |
| BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 3 | 2014, 2015 |
| BMW M235I | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| BMW M240I | 2017 |
| BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE | 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW R1200 RT POLICE | 2017 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| BMW R1200 S ADVENTURE | 2017 |
| BMW X1 | 2016, 2017 |
| BMW X1 SAV | 2016 to 2017 |
| BMW X3 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| BMW X4 | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 2026332 | 2026-07-08. Electrical |
|---|---|
| 26V441000 | 2026-07-08. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY |
| 24V608000 | 2024-08-13. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:PUMP |
| 2019310 | 2019-06-20. Electrical |
| 17V488000 | 2017-08-03. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS |
| 2015343 | 2015-07-30. Electrical |
| 13V570000 | 2013-11-15. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; AIR BAGS |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| B012016 | 2025-02-24. Warranty extension. The Footwell Module (FRM) limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been supplementarily increased to 15 years / 240,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date. |
|---|---|
| B011124 | 2024-12-31. Warranty extension. the High-Voltage (HV) Battery Assembly Cell Modules Temperature Sensors (Internal NTC repair kit-specific) limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years/150,000 miles as determined from the original in-service/first delivery date. |
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| B640422 | 2024-03-02. Service bulletin. An interference noise (groaning noise) can be heard from within the heating and air-conditioning unit in thecenter of the instrument panel. The groaning noise always occurs when either a ventilation flap, air stratification flap or the recirculated airflap moves to a different position. Due to the complex design of the heating and air-conditioning unit, the kinematics causing it (top or bottom,left or right) may not be able to be precisely located. Depending on the vehicle model, the number of servomotors (and the associated kinematics unit) varies.Various models use either 2 or 3 servomotors. |
| B510819 | 2024-02-01. Service bulletin. The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met. |
| B610524 | 2024-02-01. Service bulletin. The Central Information Display goes black intermittently due to resets of the Head Unit (HU-H3). FaultB7F8F9 â“ âHU-H: Resetâ will be stored in the HU-H3. |
| B611305 | 2024-02-01. Service bulletin. The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle “discharged battery” complaints. |
| B521723 | 2024-02-01. Service bulletin. Customer states one of the front seats is inoperative. The seat heater and power supply are inoperative. During the vehicle test, the seat module does not respond. The power supply fuse for the seat module isfound to have blown. |
| B612723 | 2024-01-03. Service bulletin. When using the Key Reader to retrieve CBS information from the customer key, no current vehicle data is available, or the data does not match the maintenance schedule. |
| B653423 | 2023-12-06. Service bulletin. Customers may state that the alarm system (DWA) is not active after locking their unoccupied vehicle. Depending on the vehicle’s equipment and settings, no acoustic or optical confirmation (folding the mirrors/blinking confirmation) is noticeable. Additionally, the red anti-theft alarm LED in the interior mirror does not briefly flash every 2 seconds, indicating the alarm is armed. |