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Service bulletin B120419

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10171483
Published by NHTSA2020-02-18
Manufacturer's numberB120419
Manufacturer's date2020-01-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

DME FAULT MEMORY ENTRY FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR: This Service Information Bulletin (Revision 1) replaces SI B12 04 19 dated February 2019. Technicians may notice this fault logged during a diagnostic session: Fault code: Control module: Fault Text: 160021 DME Crankshaft sensor: general loss of synchronism Environmental conditions are vehicle speed 0 (stationary) and engine speed less than 1500 rpm. There is no customer-facing symptom nor related check control message displayed. Phantom/pseudo fault due to unsuitable DME software. Background: After parking the vehicle and turning off the engine both DME control units go into sleep mode at different times. The DME of cylinder bank 2 ("secondary") goes into sleep mode first The DME of cylinder bank 1 ("primary") is still awake and can experience a reduction in signal voltage for the crankshaft sensor signal This signal change can mistakenly be evaluated as a skipped crankshaft sensor cog by the DME. If the engine is started while the primary DME is still awake this causes a brief loss of synchronization with the secondary DME. Fault 160021 is logged after three (3) consecutive engine starts with this momentary loss of synchronization. Note: Starting the engine after the primary DME has also gone into sleep mode will avoid the loss of synchronization.

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
BMW 530E2018, 2019, 2020
BMW 530I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
BMW 540D2018, 2019
BMW 540D2020
BMW 540I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
BMW 740E2017, 2018, 2019
BMW 740I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
BMW 740LI2016 to 2017
BMW 745E2020
BMW 750I2018, 2019
BMW 750LI2016 to 2019
BMW 840I2020
BMW B7 ALPINA2018 to 2020
BMW C 400 X2018
BMW F800 R2017
BMW M52018, 2019, 2020
BMW M550I2017
BMW M550I2018, 2019, 2020
BMW M760I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
BMW M82020
BMW M8 GRAN COUPE2020
BMW M850I2019
BMW M850I2020
BMW M850XI2019
BMW X52019, 2020
BMW X62020

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20255142025-09-25. Engine
24V5880002024-08-08. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
24V5760002024-08-01. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
22V6140002022-08-10. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
21V5980002021-08-02. ENGINE
19V5130002019-07-03. ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
18V4650002018-07-11. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

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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