Service bulletin B612616

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10146790
Published by NHTSA	2018-11-05
Manufacturer's number	B612616
Manufacturer's date	2016-12-01
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

Interrupted supply of power to the vehicle. Initial vehicle entry / engine ignition may not function. Intermittent power failure during a journey may cause: o Instrument cluster flickering o Engine jerking. Plug-in contact of the positive battery cable, located at the front power distribution box has been damaged. Vehicle vibrations and frictional corrosion can cause a high current flow thru the wire. The excessive current draw causes damage to the battery positive cable plug contact.

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

Vehicles listed
BMW M3	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
BMW M3 US	2011

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V472000	2019-06-19. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
17V676000	2017-10-25. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

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

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