# Service bulletin B612026

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 bulletin
- NHTSA id: 11037845
- Published by NHTSA: 2026\-10\-02
- Manufacturer's number: B612026
- Manufacturer's date: 2026\-09\-28
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

On iX3 vehicles, PAD mode \(parking residing driving\) may automatically end after manual activation whenthe vehicle is supported by external power, even if the 12 V lithium‑ion battery \(BATT12\) shows a high stateof charge and a charger is connected. PAD cannot remain active via PAD logic or any other vehicle input;the system issues an automatic disconnect. This automatic shutdown consistently occurs under theseconditions, and in some cases the BATT12 enters or remains in deep‑discharge protection and cannot bereactivated without intervention.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11037845-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11037845-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Electrical system

## Vehicles listed

- 2026 BMW IX3
- 2027 BMW IX3 50 XDRIVE

JSON: [/v1/bulletins/11037845](/v1/bulletins/11037845)

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