# Service bulletin B840222

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: 10211810
- Published by NHTSA: 2022\-05\-16
- Manufacturer's number: B840222
- Manufacturer's date: 2022\-03\-01
- NHTSA component: EQUIPMENT; TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

## NHTSA's summary

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.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10211810-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10211810-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Tires, Software, Tire pressure monitoring

## Vehicles listed

- 2020 to 2022 BMW 228I
- 2021 BMW 330E
- 2019 to 2022 BMW 330I
- 2021 to 2022 BMW 430I
- 2022 BMW I4
- 2022 BMW IX
- 2020 to 2021 BMW M235I
- 2022 BMW M3
- 2020 to 2021 BMW M340I
- 2021 to 2022 BMW M440I
- 2022 BMW R 1250 RT
- 2022 BMW R 18 TRANSCONTINENTA

## 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

- [B610321](/bulletins/10250893.md), 2024-03-02, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:CANISTER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SITUATION BMW AG is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Recall \(effective April 23, 2021\) on a certain Model Year 2020 \- 2021 BMW vehicles that were produced between August 13, 2019 and December 11, 2020. Do not deliver to a customer, a New, Certified Pre\-Owned or Used vehicle subject to an emissions recall, until the vehicle is repaired. Do not use or sell replacement equipment/parts subject to an emissions recall. The 12 V battery’s dual storage system \(DSS\) may contain a software error which intermittently causes a continuous resetting of the microcontroller and communication failure. The error is displayed by a red Check Control message.
- [B240223](/bulletins/10239603.md), 2023-07-24, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW AG has issued an Emissions Recall \(effective March 17, 2023\) on a certain Model Year 2021 \- 2023 BMW vehicles that were produced between June 16, 2020, and December 13, 2022. Due to a software failure, there is the possibility that the transmission does not go into "sleep mode" if the car is turned off.
- [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.
- [M650122](/bulletins/10227579.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The Sirius\(r\) Satellite Radio is inoperative.
- [B651822](/bulletins/10227574.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. With I level I020\-22\-07\-520, the customer has been provided with the "Comfort Entry" function. With this function, the seat retracts 20 mm when buckling and unbuckling to make it easier to enter and exit. The function can be activated and deactivated in Multifunctional Display under the seat menu. In certain vehicles, the "Comfort Entry" function can neither be activated nor deactivated.
- [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 \(Kombi\).
- [B360122](/bulletins/10211855.md), 2022-05-16, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; WHEELS; TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. After replacing tires and successfully programming the Tire Pressure Monitoring System \(TPMS\) using the RDC tool to transfer the QR code information on the sidewall, the "back\-end" support systems need time to update the new tire information.
- [B840522](/bulletins/10211813.md), 2022-05-16, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS. The software update improves functions of numerous control units, most importantly the telematics control unit, drivers assistance camera and head unit. The software update improves the following: Check Contol message "Emergency call system failure". However, the emergency call function itself is not affected. The High\-beam Assistant reacts too sensitively to oncoming light sources. Individual language packages in the vehicle are erroneously deleted. Prevents unwarranted Check Control messages. Overall theses faults can lead to uncertainty for the customer, but are not relevant to safety or model certification.

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