Service bulletins for the 2017 BMW M3
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.
162 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| B613617 | 2018-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "BATTERY DISCHARGE CCM (CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE) DISPLAYED: COMFORT ACCESS DISABLED. One or more of the following conditions are present: * CCM ""Battery. Discharge in standstill."", or similar, is displayed. * Comfort Access and contactless tailgate opening are not working. * Vehicle can still be unlocked with radio remote control (ID transmitter). Fault conditions are cleared upon engine restart. FEM (Front Electronics Module) software error Unauthorized (radio remote control out of range) access to vehicle has been attempted at least seven times with Comfort Access or Smart Opener (contactless tailgate opening) when the vehicle was locked. As a result of these unauthorized access attempts, the following conditions were set: * CCM ""Battery. Discharge in standstill."", or similar, is displayed * Terminal 30F (switched battery terminal when fault occurs) was deactivated, preventing Comfort Access and contactless tailgate opening." |
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| B650616 | 2018-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ?NBT HEAD UNIT ABORTS IMPORT OF CD Whats New: ? G12 (7 Series) removed ? I01 (i3) removed ? Warranty Section updated for removal of G12 and I01 . While importing a CD to the internal music collection of an NBT head unit the process aborts. You will see 'import error' on the radio display when this occurs. NBT Head Unit software |
| B611118 | 2018-10-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AFTER EXCHANGING THE FRONT ELECTRONIC MODULE (FEM), PROGRAMMING / ENCODING IS NOT POSSIBLE: After replacing the Front Electronic Module (FEM) for an applicable repair, programming / encoding is not possible. |
| B840818 | 2018-08-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HEAD UNIT HIGH 2 RESET WHILE BLUETOOTH IS CONNECTED: The following event may cause an unexpected reset of the Head Unit High 2 (NBT EVO) when: |
| B840616 | 2018-08-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW ONLINE NON-FUNCTIONAL: CHECK ICC-ID IN ACCOUNT: BMW Online/BMW ConnectedDrive not functional. |
| B621215 | 2018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY IMPLAUSIBLE: In the Instrument Cluster (Kombi) display you may observe an implausible outside temperature reading. |
| B840214 | 2018-05-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ConnectedDrive/BMW Assist System Diagnosis Information |
| B621817 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. FUEL GAUGE ERRONEOUS DISPLAY: Vehicle runs out of fuel but the instrument cluster still displays fuel remaining in the tank. |
| B612717 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. REPLACE BATTERY CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE: In-stock, new vehicle instrument cluster displays the red CCM ÒReplace BatteryÓ (ID # 460). |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.