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Service bulletin B512119

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 id10166231
Published by NHTSA2019-10-21
Manufacturer's numberB512119
Manufacturer's date2019-09-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

ACTIVE AIR FLAP FAULT DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR: This correction is to be used for all situations where the following fault codes are stored: 138402 279B00 138220 13820D 13820E.

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
BMW 530E2018
BMW 530I2017, 2018
BMW 540D2018
BMW 540I2017
BMW 640I2018
BMW 740E2017
BMW 740I2017
BMW 740LI2016 to 2017
BMW 750LI2016 to 2017
BMW M550I2017
BMW M760I2017
BMW X32018, 2019
BMW X42019

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
18V6520002018-09-20. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
B6105242024-02-01. 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.
B6534232023-12-06. 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.
B6528232023-10-01. Service bulletin. Customers may be experiencing one or more of these following issues with Bluetooth operation: Bluetooth cannot be switched on or off in the head unit (HU-H4) Paired mobile devices cannot be deleted Customer is unable to make phone calls or stream music with mobile device Customer is unable to connect a new mobile device via Bluetooth Mobile device does not automatically reconnect via Bluetooth in the next drive cycle (after short sleep cycle)
B1204232023-09-25. Service bulletin. ?An unapproved nut was used for the ground point for the chassis ground.
B1203232023-07-24. Service bulletin. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop effective June 6, 2023 on certain Model Year 2023 - 2024 BMW vehicles that were produced between October 26, 2022 and May 8, 2023.
B8414222023-05-01. Service bulletin. Customer is shown an incorrect GPS location in the vehicle (i.e., Nav Map, coordinates).
B8408222023-05-01. Service bulletin. The 3G network in the US has been shut down. This means that only the 4G network will be available. In the 4G network, voice calls will be transferred via the Voice over LTE (VoLTE) function. For this purpose, the SIM card must perform an IMS registration in the mobile communication network. Due to a production error, the telematics control units were delivered without an IMS configuration. The Connected Drive voice services (Concierge Call, BMW Assistance, and emergency call voice) can no longer be used regionally in the US in vehicle with telematics control units ATM-1 and TCB-4G. Voice control of the vehicle and all other telephone (paired mobile devices) functions are not affected. Emergency call location data is unaffected.
B6516232023-05-01. Service bulletin. Customer states there is no audio playback (telephony, navigation, radio) and system sounds (PDC, turn indicators, acoustic signals) may also have failed.
B8414222023-01-30. Service bulletin. Customer is shown an incorrect GPS location in the vehicle (i.e., Nav Map, coordinates).
B6524222023-01-30. Service bulletin. Visible white spots on the edge of the central information display (CID) from being touched with a finger.