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Service bulletin B520525

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 id11014660
Published by NHTSA2025-03-03
Manufacturer's numberB520525
Manufacturer's date2025-02-28
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

The customer states: The driver’s seat will not return to its last saved position. No seat memory. The heated seats settings in the menu are missing/different than in their previous BMW vehicle. They canno longer select, under the climate rules, at what temperature Fahrenheit the heated seats willautomatically turn on. Certain other “apps” and functions are not available The driver’s seat moves to an unknown memory position

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

Vehicles listed
BMW 230I2025
BMW 330I2025
BMW 530I2025
BMW 840I2025
BMW X12025
BMW X32025
BMW X42025
BMW X52025
BMW X62025
BMW X72025
BMW XM2024

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
25V6440002025-09-25. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
20251682025-04-01. Electrical
25V2020002025-04-01. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
20250962025-02-21. Electrical
25V1090002025-02-21. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

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
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