# Service bulletin B611120

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: 10186221
- Published by NHTSA: 2021\-02\-01
- Manufacturer's number: B611120
- Manufacturer's date: 2020\-12\-01
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

## NHTSA's summary

WHEN LOCKING VEHICLE, DOORS ARE LOCKED BUT VEHICLE IS NOT SECURED: The customer complains that when locking the vehicle from the outside using the remote control: The doors lock The alarm system is not activated The side mirrors \(when the function is activated\) do not fold in.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10186221-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10186221-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Body and frame, Electrical system, Equipment and accessories

## Vehicles listed

- 2020 to 2021 BMW 228I
- 2021 BMW 330E
- 2019 to 2021 BMW 330I
- 2021 BMW 430I
- 2020 to 2021 BMW 840I
- 2020 to 2021 BMW M235I
- 2020 to 2021 BMW M340I
- 2021 BMW M440I
- 2020 to 2021 BMW M8
- 2020 BMW M8 GRAN COUPE
- 2019 BMW M850I
- 2020 to 2021 BMW M850I
- 2019 BMW M850XI
- 2019 to 2021 BMW X5
- 2020 to 2021 BMW X6
- 2020 BMW X6 M
- 2019 to 2021 BMW X7
- 2019 to 2021 BMW Z4

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [26V056000](/recalls/nhtsa/26V056000.md), 2026-01-30: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- [25V644000](/recalls/nhtsa/25V644000.md), 2025-09-25: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- [2025499](/recalls/tc/2025499.md), 2025-09-23: Electrical
- [25V636000](/recalls/nhtsa/25V636000.md), 2025-09-23: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
- [2024444](/recalls/tc/2024444.md), 2024-08-01: Electrical
- [24V576000](/recalls/nhtsa/24V576000.md), 2024-08-01: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECU/ECM\):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- [23V584000](/recalls/nhtsa/23V584000.md), 2023-08-16: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SEAT BELTS
- [2022202](/recalls/tc/2022202.md), 2022-04-20: Structure
- [21V520000](/recalls/nhtsa/21V520000.md), 2021-07-08: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
- [2020605](/recalls/tc/2020605.md), 2020-12-10: Electrical

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B010226DCS](/bulletins/11036453.md), 2026-08-28, Other: STRUCTURE:BODY. BMW Notice of the Court’s Final Approval for Shark\-Fin Antenna Settlement \(X3, X4, X5, X6, X7\)
- [B010226](/bulletins/11036388.md), 2026-08-27, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. Rear Roof Antenna Shark Fin Cover Sealing Issue
- [B110426](/bulletins/11035500.md), 2026-08-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The manual starting of electronic engine oil level measurement from inside the vehicle, usually afterperforming an engine oil service task, is inoperative or it may lock up at between a 15% to 30% completionrate.
- [B840226](/bulletins/11035408.md), 2026-07-31, Service campaign: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Once the Telematics Module \(TCB2\) enters sleep mode, a BMW Data Services trigger for Remote Services\(remote engine start, lock/unlock/climate conditioning\) will not be able to reactivate the TCB2. Due to this issue, Remote Services will not function in the vehicle when parked and locked.
- [B510726](/bulletins/11035400.md), 2026-07-31, Service campaign: STRUCTURE:BODY. In the affected vehicles, an incorrect screwlocking device \(circled\) may have been usedfor the mounting bolts of the door latch locks.
- [B010226](/bulletins/11033030.md), 2026-06-01, Warranty extension: STRUCTURE:BODY. SHARK FIN ROOF ANTENNA SEALING SETTLEMENT Extended Warranty
- [B640320](/bulletins/11032741.md), 2026-05-18, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. The center console and front cup holder get noticeably too warm to the touch on long journeys with the interior "Heating on".
- [B010325](/bulletins/11030060.md), 2026-03-13, Warranty extension: STRUCTURE:BODY. The Radiator Grilles Lower Active Air Flap Assembly limited warranty for defects in materials and/or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original first in\-service / delivery date.
- [B521125](/bulletins/11022110.md), 2025-08-24, Service bulletin: SEATS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. If the seat ventilation is deactivated via the switch or due to parking the vehicle, the fans in the seat cushionor under the seat cushion surface are unpleasantly loud. The fans speed up loudly twice and then turn off. The functionality of the fans is not impaired. This behavior only occurs after the vehicle had been programmed to I level S18A\- 25\-07\-520 and higher; upto, but not including S18A\- 25\-07\-551.
- [B410725](/bulletins/11022101.md), 2025-08-24, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. While driving on a smooth and/or uneven road, a “cracking” sound is heard from the rear wheel arch area \(highlighted in orange\) on either the right or left side.

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