Over-the-air update ReleaseNotes_2603_US_BMW
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 | Over-the-air update |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 11031600 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2026-04-28 |
| Manufacturer's number | ReleaseNotes_2603_US_BMW |
| Manufacturer's date | 2026-04-13 |
| NHTSA component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
NHTSA's summary
This communication contains the Release Notes for the BMW 2026-03 Remote Software Upgrade.
The document
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Components
Electrical system
| BMW 330I | 2026 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| B652025 | 2026-05-18. Service bulletin. After replacing the Multifunctional Display (MFD), the Central Information Display (CID) is black. The backlight of the CID is illuminated, and touch function does register an audible sound. |
|---|---|
| B652825 | 2026-01-05. Service bulletin. The vehicle may experience various operational issues with the Multifunction Display such as: Intermittent black screen Permanent black screen Intermittent head unit functions not displayed (i.e., Navigation screen only is black) |
| B652725 | 2026-01-05. Service bulletin. The vehicle may experience various operational issues with the infotainment system such as: Resets of the head unit Delayed start-up of the head unit (longer than 30 seconds) Failed start-up of the head unit Sporadic or permanent problems with navigation Sporadic or permanent Bluetooth connection problems Sporadic or permanent audio problems Sporadic or permanent speech / IPA (international phonetic alphabet) problems Missing displays, radio stations, camera images or applications |
| B641325 | 2026-01-05. Service bulletin. When performing a vehicle test, diagnostic trouble code “ 8013FE Software run time error” is found in theIHKA module. If this fault is set for two consecutive life cycles, it will turn on the check engine light on vehicles with an I-level lower than 24-11-570. This fault memory entry does not cause an impairment of functionality of the automatic air conditioningsystem. |
| ReleaseNotes_2511_US_BMW | 2025-12-20. Over-the-air update. This communication contains the Release Notes for the BMW 2025-11 Remote Software Upgrade. |
| B652725 | 2025-12-01. Service bulletin. RSU availability. The vehicle may experience various operation faults with the infotainment system such as: Resets of the head unit Delayed start-up of the head unit (longer than 30 seconds) Failed start-up of the head unit Sporadic or permanent problems with navigation Sporadic or permanent Bluetooth connection problems Sporadic or permanent audio problems Sporadic or permanent speech / IPA (international phonetic alphabet) problems Missing displays, radio stations, camera images or applications |