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Service bulletins for the 2016 BMW 650i

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.

231 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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B6504142022-12-12. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE; UNKNOWN OR OTHER; AIR BAGS; SEATS:BARRIERS; BACK OVER PREVENTION. According to the customer, the airbag warning light was on, but it may not be illuminated when the vehicle arrives in the workshop. 1. ACSM fault code "930A60 - Seat occupancy detection, front passenger; malfunction" is stored. The fault may or may not currently be present. Or 2. ACSM fault code "930A1C - Front passenger seat occupancy detection transmitting fault(moisture)" is stored. The fault may or may not currently be present.
B5215192019-11-18. Service bulletin. SEATS. FRONT SEAT HAS SIDE TO SIDE PLAY AND CAN MAKE NOISES WHEN CORNERING. Either or both of the front seats has side to side (lateral) play, and can make noises when cornering.
B5209192019-07-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. CRACKING NOISE FROM SEAT BACKREST. Groaning/Cracking noises are heard from the front seat backrest when the vehicle is cornering.
B5208192019-07-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. FRONT SEAT BACKREST MAKES A CRACKING NOISE WHEN FOLDED FORWARD.
B5207192019-07-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. NOISE FROM THE FRONT SEATS WHEN ADJUSTING THE SEAT LENGTH.
B5201162018-12-10. Service bulletin. SEATS. Front Seat Backrests Vibrates on Rough Roads. Both front seat backrests vibrate and rattle while driving over rough roads with the seat in an unloaded condition (no pressure applied on the backrest). Play at the inner backrest pivot point.
B5203182018-10-09. Service bulletin. SEATS. MEMORY SEAT ADJUSTMENT IS LIMITED: After programming the vehicle with ISTA 4.10.2x, the adjustment range of the memory seat may restricted.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.