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Service bulletin B122615

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 id10151401
Published by NHTSA2018-12-10
Manufacturer's numberB122615
Manufacturer's date2015-08-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

MDrive Buttons Are Not Functioning After Programming. The MDrive buttons may not be functioning on M vehicles which have been programmed to one of the following integration levels: ? F020-15-07-500 ? F020-15-07-501 ? F020-15-07-502 ? F020-15-07-503 CAUSE DME software (MDrive signal monitoring 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

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Software

Vehicles listed
BMW M32015, 2016
BMW M42015, 2016

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

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