# Service bulletin B122019

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: 10161556
- Published by NHTSA: 2019\-06\-24
- Manufacturer's number: B122019
- Manufacturer's date: 2019\-05\-01
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

## NHTSA's summary

DELIVERY STOP: PROGRAM CONTROL UNITS \(DME\). A Delivery Stop has been issued \(effective May 16 2019\) on certain Model Year 2016\-2020 BMW vehicles that have been produced between June 19 2015 and April 17 2019. A software error within the Digital Motor Electronics \(DME\) may cause a miscalculation of an onboard diagnostic \(OBD\) function. All vehicles will need a software update \(no parts required\).

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10161556-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10161556-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, Engine, Software

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2016 BMW 228I
- 2017 to 2018 BMW 230I
- 2013 to 2017 BMW 320I
- 2014 to 2017 BMW 328D
- 2012 to 2016 BMW 328I
- 2016 to 2017 BMW 330E
- 2017 BMW 330I
- 2019 BMW 330I
- 2012 to 2017 BMW 335I
- 2016 to 2017 BMW 340I
- 2014 to 2016 BMW 428I
- 2017 to 2018 BMW 430I
- 2014 to 2016 BMW 435I
- 2017 to 2018 BMW 440I
- 2018 BMW 530E
- 2017 to 2018 BMW 530I
- 2018 BMW 540D
- 2017 BMW 540I
- 2017 BMW 740E
- 2017 BMW 740I
- 2016 to 2017 BMW 740LI
- 2016 to 2017 BMW 750LI
- 2013 BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 3
- 2014 to 2015 BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 3
- 2014 to 2016 BMW M235I
- 2017 to 2018 BMW M240I
- 2017 BMW M550I
- 2017 BMW M760I
- 2018 to 2019 BMW X2
- 2018 to 2019 BMW X3
- 2019 BMW X4
- 2019 BMW X7
- 2019 BMW Z4

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [23V584000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V584000.md), 2023-08-16: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SEAT BELTS

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B090221](/bulletins/10239599.md), 2023-07-24, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. With the introduction of the BMW Remote Software Upgrade, all Service Pack 18 vehicles and partial Service Pack 15 vehicles may receive new functionality or modifications in their features.
- [B660422](/bulletins/10227576.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Delivery Stop: High Beam Assistant. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop \(effective September 16, 2022\) on a small number of Model Year 2023 BMW X7 SAV vehicles that were produced between July 28, 2022 and September 2, 2022. Usage of the high\-beam assistant is not possible.
- [B620322](/bulletins/10227566.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. After programming, the customer may complain that the Sport Mode display is not fully displayed in the instrument cluster. Instead of a red background in sport mode, the background is displayed in blue \(like ECO PRO mode\).
- [SIB090121](/bulletins/10215750.md), 2022-07-18, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECU/ECM\):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW offers a new special ISTA Installation made available for Roadside Assistance / Mobile Service technicians. The new ISTA Version is also able to be used in case of a Remote Software Upgrade \(RSU\) programming failure to get the customer car reprogrammed on site. In case of a Remote Software Upgrade failure, the engine start is prevented for safety reasons until the vehicle is programmed correctly. Most of the errors occur when only one control unit fails to program correctly.
- [B620222](/bulletins/10212797.md), 2022-05-31, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Sport mode is not displayed correctly in the instrument cluster. Instead of a red background in sport mode, the background is displayed in blue \(like in Eco Pro mode\). Software in the instrument cluster \(Kombi\).
- [B840222](/bulletins/10211810.md), 2022-05-16, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. The customer finds an indication in the â??myBMWâ? app that the tires need service due to wear. Even after replacing the tires, the tire service indicator is still present in the myBMW app.
- [B840421](/bulletins/10206691.md), 2022-01-24, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. Wi\-Fi Hotspot is missing and inoperable.
- [B652021](/bulletins/10206687.md), 2022-01-24, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop \(effective October 25, 2021\) on certain Model Year 2022 BMW vehicles that were produced after October 25, 2021. Due to supply chain limitations, certain vehicles were produced without a CID with touch function and without Reversing Assistant.
- [B611621](/bulletins/10205095.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. The "energy management" Check control message \(ID code 415\) is falsely displayed when entering the vehicle.
- [SIB120421](/bulletins/10204620.md), 2021-12-13, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. A software optimization affecting vehicle performance has been made available.

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