# Service bulletins for the 2026 BMW 230i

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.

16 bulletins from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

- [B611726](/bulletins/11037514.md), 2026-09-28, Service campaign: SEATS. The seat module for the driver’s seat maycontain an incomplete solder connection. Ifthis connection breaks over time, the seat canonly be adjusted using the controls along theside of the seat cushion.
- [B611726](/bulletins/11036554.md), 2026-09-01, Service campaign: SEATS. Delivery Stop \- Front Seat Module
- [B120326](/bulletins/11035396.md), 2026-07-31, Emissions: ENGINE. Due to an implementation error in various OBD diagnostics in the vehicle's control units, in very rare cases itmay happen that stored fault memory codes \(DTCs\) and the MIL \(warning light\) are not automaticallydeleted even though the underlying malfunction has already been rectified. This does not comply with the statutory OBD specifications.
- [B652025](/bulletins/11032744.md), 2026-05-18, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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.
- [B641224](/bulletins/11032743.md), 2026-05-18, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY. 1. Use of aftermarket accessory hang\-on cellular phone holders and/or air fresheners can break the instrument panel air vent slats. Damage and/or issues caused by outside influences are not covered under the BMW limited warranties. Originally, the air vent slats were only repairable by replacing the entire front center dash vent assembly; which in some applications, also included the IHKA control module.
- [B630925](/bulletins/11032740.md), 2026-05-18, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING. After programming the vehicle via ISTA/RSU to 25\-07\-5xx, some of the interior ambient lighting strips \(examples circled\) may no longer function properly.
- [B650726](/bulletins/11030311.md), 2026-03-30, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The following message is displayed on the central information display \(CID\): “Storage space running out”.Afterwards, apps can no longer be updated, and additional content can no longer be loaded.
- [B120326](/bulletins/11030061.md), 2026-03-13, Emissions: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BMW AG is conducting Voluntary Emissions Recall \(effective March 11, 2026\) on certain Model Year 2023 \-2026 BMW vehicles that were produced between January 14, 2022, and September 16, 2025.
- [B630126](/bulletins/11027998.md), 2026-02-02, Service campaign: EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Delivery Stop Rear Lights
- [B066725](/bulletins/11027027.md), 2026-01-06, Other: EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Rear Light Return
- [B066225](/bulletins/11027010.md), 2026-01-05, Other: STRUCTURE:BODY. LEFT TRUNK LID HINGE RETURN
- [B652825](/bulletins/11026964.md), 2026-01-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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](/bulletins/11026963.md), 2026-01-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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
- [B630925](/bulletins/11026955.md), 2026-01-05, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. After programming the vehicle via ISTA/RSUto 25\-07\-5xx, some of the interior ambientlighting strips \(examples circled\) may nolonger function properly. Possible fault codes entries for F74: 804A38 – Interior lights layering \(IL\-LIN\_3\): versioning incorrect: LINslave 5 804A39 – Interior lights layering \(IL\-LIN\_3\): versioning incorrect: LINslave 6 804A3E – Interior lights layering \(IL\-LIN\_3\): versioning incorrect: LINslave 11 Possible fault codes entries for G45: 804A34 – Interior lights layering \(IL\-LIN\_3\): versioning incorrect: LINslave 1 804A35 \- Interior lights layering \(IL\-LIN\_3\): versioning incorrect: LINslave 2 804A36 \- Interior lights layering \(IL\-LIN\_3\): versioning incorrect: LINslave 3 804A37 \- Interior lights layering \(IL\-LIN\_3\): versioning incorrect: LINslave 4 804A38 \- Interior lights layering \(IL\-LIN\_3\): versioning incorrect: LINslave 5 804A3A \- Interior lights layering \(IL\-LIN\_3\): versioning incorrect: LINslave 7 804A47 \- Interior lights layering \(IL\-LIN\_3\): versioning incorrect: LINslave 8 804A48 \- Interior lights layering \(IL\-LIN\_3\): versioning incorrect: LINslave 9
- [B066125](/bulletins/11025893.md), 2025-12-02, Other: EXTERIOR LIGHTING. Rear Light Return
- [B652725](/bulletins/11025841.md), 2025-12-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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

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