# Warranty extension B720417

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: Warranty extension
- NHTSA id: 11017098
- Published by NHTSA: 2025\-04\-18
- Manufacturer's number: B720417
- Manufacturer's date: 2025\-04\-09
- Campaign id or software version: 6577900600
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; AIR BAGS

## NHTSA's summary

The Supplemental Restraint Systems \(SRS\) Front Passenger’s Seat Occupancy Capacitive Interior Sensor \(CIS\) Mat for defects in materials and/or workmanship that causes a false seat occupancy alert to occur has been extended to 10 years / 120,000 miles as determined from the vehicle's original inservice / first delivery date.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11017098-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11017098-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Air bags, Electrical system

## Vehicles listed

- 2018 to 2019 BMW M5

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [19V883000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V883000.md), 2019-12-11: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- [18V323000](/recalls/nhtsa/18V323000.md), 2018-05-16: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B720417](/bulletins/11019578.md), 2025-06-17, Warranty extension: AIR BAGS. The Supplemental Restraint Systems \(SRS\) Front Passenger’s Seat Occupancy Capacitive Interior Sensor \(CIS\) Mat for defects in materials and/or workmanship that causes a false seat occupancy alert to occur has been extended to 10 years / 120,000 miles as determined from the vehicle's original inservice / first delivery date.
- [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.
- [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
- [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.
- [B840822](/bulletins/10235205.md), 2023-05-01, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The 3G network in the US has been shut down. This means that only the 4G network will be available. In the 4G network, voice calls will be transferred via the Voice over LTE \(VoLTE\) function. For this purpose, the SIM card must perform an IMS registration in the mobile communication network. Due to a production error, the telematics control units were delivered without an IMS configuration. The Connected Drive voice services \(Concierge Call, BMW Assistance, and emergency call voice\) can no longer be used regionally in the US in vehicle with telematics control units ATM\-1 and TCB\-4G. Voice control of the vehicle and all other telephone \(paired mobile devices\) functions are not affected. Emergency call location data is unaffected.
- [B620223](/bulletins/10235198.md), 2023-05-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. In SPORT mode, a black square appears in the RPM gauge \(tachometer\) section of the instrument cluster display.
- [SIB090121](/bulletins/10215750.md), 2022-07-18, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE \(ECU/ECM\):SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 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.

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