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Service bulletin 621012

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10149309
Published by NHTSA2018-11-26
Manufacturer's number621012
Manufacturer's date2013-01-01
NHTSA componentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

NHTSA's summary

Head-Up Display Is Too Dark. The Head-up Display (HUD) is too dark. Rain/light/solar/condensation sensor (RLSB) hardware error

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

Lighting, Headlights

Vehicles listed
BMW 1 SERIES M2011 to 2013
BMW 525D XDRIVE2014
BMW 528I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 535D2014
BMW 535I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 535I GRAN TURISMO2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 535I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 550I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 550I GRAN TURISMO2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 640I2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 650I2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 740I2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 740I US2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 740LI2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 750I2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 750LI2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
BMW 760LI2010, 2011, 2012
BMW 760LI2014
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 52012, 2013
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 72012 to 2013
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 72014
BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 72011
BMW M52013, 2014
BMW M62013, 2014
BMW X32011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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

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B6114162018-11-05. Service bulletin. WASHER FLUID LEAKS FROM THE HEADLIGHT WASHER JETS. Washer fluid leaks from the headlight cleaning washer jets. Calcification buildup causes washer fluid to leak out of the headlight cleaning washer jets.
B6305162018-11-05. Service bulletin. "HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE VISIBLE INTERNAL MOISTURE/CONDENSATION. Water on the inside (A) or misting (B) of both headlight lenses that is visible from outside. Water inside the headlights can be caused by two situations: Water/moisture ingress into the headlight housing. Thermal conditions that result in the formation of condensation. Note: An important indication that the moisture issue is caused by ""condensation"" rather than a ""water leak"" into the headlight housing, there will be misting/condensation in ""both headlights."""
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