# Service campaign B121121

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 campaign
- NHTSA id: 11006721
- Published by NHTSA: 2024\-09\-01
- Manufacturer's number: B121121
- Manufacturer's date: 2024\-08\-16
- Campaign id or software version: 0012680500
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

When the vehicle is started, a Check Control \(CC\) message such as "Battery not being charged, stopcarefully. Have the vehicle checked immediately at the nearest BMW service center" may appear. The software repair per the Procedure has no influence on emissions and consumption.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-11006721-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2024/MC-11006721-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Electrical system

## Vehicles listed

- 2023 BMW 530E

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B510819](/bulletins/10249437.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
- [B610524](/bulletins/10249032.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The Central Information Display goes black intermittently due to resets of the Head Unit \(HU\-H3\). FaultB7F8F9 â“ âHU\-H: Resetâ will be stored in the HU\-H3.
- [B611305](/bulletins/10249027.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle “discharged battery” complaints.
- [B653423](/bulletins/10245422.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Customers may state that the alarm system \(DWA\) is not active after locking their unoccupied vehicle. Depending on the vehicle’s equipment and settings, no acoustic or optical confirmation \(folding the mirrors/blinking confirmation\) is noticeable. Additionally, the red anti\-theft alarm LED in the interior mirror does not briefly flash every 2 seconds, indicating the alarm is armed.
- [B631223](/bulletins/10244243.md), 2023-11-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Upon performing a vehicle read out, faultcode \(CD0D16\- Control unit light \(BEL\)\(LIN\): Wrong variant installed\) is stored inthe BCP \(Basic Central Platform\). Note: Functionality of the exterior lights and switch is fully operational when fault code is present.
- [B630821](/bulletins/10239611.md), 2023-07-24, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Headlight check control \(CC\) message 128 "High beam headlight failure" is displayed. The following fault codes are stored during a vehicle test: 80419A \- Left high\-beam headlight: Short circuit and/or 8041A5 \- light outputs: Number of permitted short circuit cycles exceeded
- [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.
- [B651523](/bulletins/10238090.md), 2023-06-26, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. After programming the head unit \(HU\-H2\), activating the FSC \(German word Freischaltcode\) Enabling Codes repeatedly fails.
- [B610123](/bulletins/10238083.md), 2023-06-26, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Due to a software error, the vehicle sporadically does not achieve sleep mode. As a result, the 12\-volt battery becomes discharged and may cause a no\-start condition.

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