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Service bulletin B090221

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 id10239599
Published by NHTSA2023-07-24
Manufacturer's numberB090221
Manufacturer's date2023-06-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

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.

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, Software

Vehicles listed
BMW 228I2020, 2021, 2022
BMW 230I2023
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 740E2017, 2018, 2019
BMW 740I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
BMW 740I2022
BMW 740LI2016 to 2017
BMW 745E2020, 2021
BMW 745E2022
BMW 750I2018, 2019
BMW 750LI2016 to 2021
BMW 750LI2022
BMW 840I2020, 2021, 2022
BMW ALPINA XB72021 to 2023
BMW B7 ALPINA2018 to 2021
BMW M235I2020, 2021, 2022
BMW M340I2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW M440I2021, 2022
BMW M52018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
BMW M550I2017
BMW M550I2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW M760I2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
BMW M760I2022
BMW M760LI2021
BMW M760LI2022
BMW M82020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW M8 GRAN COUPE2020
BMW M850I2019
BMW M850I2020, 2021, 2022
BMW M850XI2019
BMW X32018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW X42019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW X52019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW X62020, 2021, 2022
BMW X6 M2020
BMW X72019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
BMW Z42019, 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
23V5840002023-08-16. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SEAT BELTS
23V0990002023-02-17. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
20V4430002020-07-29. BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
19V5890002019-08-12. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SEAT BELTS
18V3230002018-05-16. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

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
B6103212024-03-02. Service bulletin. 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.
B6520232023-08-28. Service bulletin. During workshop repairs with software updates, certain customer vehicles may be changed to BMW Operating System 8.5 and returned to customers without making them aware of the change.
B2402232023-07-24. Service bulletin. 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.
B6604222022-12-12. Service bulletin. Delivery Stop: High Beam Assistant. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective September 16, 2022) on a small number of Model Year 2023 BMW X7 SAV vehicles that were produced between July 28, 2022 and September 2, 2022. Usage of the high-beam assistant is not possible.
B6203222022-12-12. Service bulletin. 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).
SIB0901212022-07-18. Service bulletin. 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.
B6202222022-05-31. Service bulletin. 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).
B8402222022-05-16. Service bulletin. 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.
B8404212022-01-24. Service bulletin. Wi-Fi Hotspot is missing and inoperable.
B6520212022-01-24. Service bulletin. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective October 25, 2021) on certain Model Year 2022 BMW vehicles that were produced after October 25, 2021. Due to supply chain limitations, certain vehicles were produced without a CID with touch function and without Reversing Assistant.