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Service bulletin B012218

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 id10178991
Published by NHTSA2020-08-31
Manufacturer's numberB012218
Manufacturer's date2020-07-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

N63 CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT - BATTERY SERVICE BENEFIT - RETROFITS/ REPLACEMENTS: This Service Information bulletin applies to: Class vehicles in operation on the road (Applicable N63 engine model vehicles); by Class members (Class Vehicle owners on the date this settlement became effective), And it provides diagnostic/repairs instructions, as well as, Warranty Information for performed remedies.

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, Engine

Vehicles listed
BMW 1 SERIES M2011 to 2013
BMW 525D XDRIVE2014
BMW 550I2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
BMW 550I GRAN TURISMO2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 650I2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
BMW 750I2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW 750LI2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 72012 to 2013
BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 72014
BMW ACTIVEHYBRID 72011
BMW B7 ALPINA2015
BMW F800 R2013
BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE2011 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW X52011, 2012, 2013
BMW X62008, 2009, 2010
BMW X6 ACTIVEHYBRID SAC2010 to 2011

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20235682023-10-20. Engine
23V7070002023-10-20. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
18V3360002018-05-23. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20181952018-04-19. Electrical
18V2480002018-04-18. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
17V6830002017-10-30. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
20141272014-04-10. Engine
20113762011-10-21. Electrical
11V5210002011-10-20. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
20112372011-06-23. 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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