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Service bulletin B240223

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 id10235178
Published by NHTSA2023-05-01
Manufacturer's numberB240223
Manufacturer's date2023-03-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop: Due to a software failure, there is the possibility that the transmission does not go into "sleep mode" if the car is turned off.

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

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
BMW 330E2021, 2022, 2023
BMW 330I2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW 430I2021, 2022
BMW 530E2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW 530I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW 540D2018, 2019
BMW 540D2020
BMW 540I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW ALPINA XB72022 to 2023
BMW B7 ALPINA2021
BMW M340I2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW M440I2021, 2022
BMW M550I2017
BMW M550I2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW X52019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW X62020, 2021, 2022
BMW X72019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20236462023-12-06. Powertrain
23V8210002023-12-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
22V0700002022-02-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
21V0460002021-02-03. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
20V4650002020-08-07. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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
InVeh-InApp-Comm2026-02-25. Over-the-air update. It was determined that during start-up, there is a possibility that the vehicle cannot be put into gear. If this happens, a fault message will say “No drive position change possible.”
B3303252025-09-15. Service campaign. The rear right driven half-shaft (aka output shaft/driven shaft) may not have been manufactured correctly during production and may break. In the event of a failure, there could be significant noises in the area of the rear axle and the driving performance will be noticeably reduced.
B2702202025-04-04. Service bulletin. There is a jerking or shuddering during either or both of the following: Cornering or accelerating from low speeds Driving with low to medium loads There are no warning lights or Check Control messages.
B2702202024-09-02. Service bulletin. There is a jerking or shuddering during either or both of the following: Cornering or accelerating from low speeds Driving with low to medium loads There are no warning lights or Check Control messages.
B2702202024-07-02. Service bulletin. There is a jerking or shuddering during either or both of the following: Cornering or accelerating from low speeds Driving with low to medium loads There are no warning lights or Check Control messages.
B6109242024-05-29. Service campaign. The inverter or (EGS-EME) Electrical Machine Electronics Transmission Control supply line may be damaged due to improper routing. This can cause Check Control Message (CCM) warnings, or in some instances the vehicle may slowly coast to a stop during purely electric driving.
B2702202024-05-29. Service bulletin. There is a jerking or shuddering during either or both of the following: Cornering or accelerating from low speeds Driving with low to medium loads There are no warning lights or Check Control messages.
B6109242024-04-01. Service bulletin. The inverter or (EGS-EME) Electrical Machine Electronics Transmission Control supply line may be damaged due to improper routing. This can cause Check Control Message (CCM) warnings, or in some instances the vehicle may slowly coast to a stop during purely electric driving.
B4108222023-12-06. Service bulletin. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective December 21, 2022) on a small number of Model Year 2023BMW X7 SAV vehicles that were produced between September 1, 2022 and December 3, 2022. During assembly of the vehicle, a heat shield was mistakenly installed above the transmission. Note: No heat shield should have been installed. It may contact other components in the narrowspace along the bottom of the transmission tunnel.
B2404232023-10-01. Service bulletin. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective September 28, 2023) on certain Model Year 2023 BMWvehicles that were produced between January 23, 2023, and June 15, 2023.