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Service bulletin B521723

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 id10247576
Published by NHTSA2024-01-03
Manufacturer's numberB521723
Manufacturer's date2023-12-11
NHTSA componentSEATS

NHTSA's summary

Customer states one of the front seats is inoperative. The seat heater and power supply are inoperative .During the vehicle test, the seat module does not respond. The power supply fuse for the seat module is found to have blown.

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

Seats

Vehicles listed
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 3 SERIES
BMW 4 SERIES2023
BMW 8 SERIES
BMW X12013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20232142023-04-12. Seats And Restraints
20214482021-07-21. Seats And Restraints
20192762019-06-07. Seats And Restraints
20161072016-03-03. Seats And Restraints

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
B5212252025-09-22. Service bulletin. A clicking noise can be heard from one or both front seat backrests. This noise is heard when leaning against the backrest of the seat or while the vehicle is cornering.
B0649242024-08-02. Other. Seat Foam Pad Return
B5202242024-04-01. Service bulletin. The seat initialization and memory has been lost; Or Repeat failure of seat initialization after completing the test module via ISTA. One or both of the following check control messages (CCM) may be present: CCM 108 “Driver restraint system” CCM 109 “Passenger restraint system”
B5217232024-02-01. Service bulletin. Customer states one of the front seats is inoperative. The seat heater and power supply are inoperative. During the vehicle test, the seat module does not respond. The power supply fuse for the seat module isfound to have blown.
B5207232023-07-24. Service bulletin. The front seat heating does not heat up after vehicle departure with the climate control in the automatic mode.
B5207232023-05-01. Service bulletin. The front seat heating does not heat up after vehicle departure with the climate control in the automatic mode.
B5222192020-01-21. Service bulletin. NOISE DURING FORWARD / BACK SEAT ADJUSTMENT OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF TRAVEL: A loud screeching noise can be heard from the front driver's or passenger's seat during forward/back seat adjustment.
B5222192019-10-21. Service bulletin. NOISE DURING FORWARD/BACK SEAT ADJUSTMENT OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF TRAVEL: A loud screeching noise can be heard from the front driver's or passenger's seat during forward/back seat adjustment.
B5203162018-12-10. Service bulletin. "Driver's Seat will not Return to Saved Position. The driver's seat adjustment does not return to the saved position after changing the driver profiles (Personal Profile). NOTE: the setting for both remote keys must be selected in vehicle setting to ""Move to the last seat position"". From the CID, ""Settings""- ""Doors/ignition key""- ""Last seat position automat. "". Coding error in seat module"
B5205162018-11-05. Service bulletin. HEATED SEAT TEMPERATURES INCORRECT. Seat heater output is incorrect - too high or too low. Target temperatures: Level 1 = 95F after 20 min Level 2 = 99.5F after 20 min Level 3 = 104F after 20 min Insufficient encoding of seat heating control unit.