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Service bulletins for the 2017 BMW M760i

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.

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

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B6104192019-04-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START BATTERY TOTALLY DISCHARGED. The customer's vehicle does not start due to a totally discharged battery.
B1204192019-03-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. DME FAULT MEMORY ENTRY FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. Technicians may notice this fault logged during a diagnostic session Fault code Control module Fault Text 160021 DME Crankshaft sensor general loss of synchronism Environmental conditions are vehicle speed 0 (stationary) and engine speed less than 1500 rpm.
B6619182019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FAULT CODE 804417 CAUSED BY THE REMOTE KEY. When a short test is performed as part of a workshop visit for an unrelated situation.
B3202192019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; STEERING. STEERING ASSISTANCE FAILURE DUE TO FAILURE OF AUXILIARY BATTERY. The steering is made more difficult by failure of the 12 V auxiliary battery. The Check Control message lights up: It is possible to continue driving. Steering effort and/or steering behavior is changed. Drive moderately. Failure of 12V auxiliary battery.
B2401192019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE CALL BREAKDOWN ASSIST. DRIVE IS DEFECTIVE. A red-colored Check Control indicator (ID 170) can appear.
B1118182019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; EQUIPMENT. SERVICE ACTION: ALPINA B7 WITH N63R ENGINE - CHECK AND REPLACE OIL FEED LINES AND THE MAP THERMOSTAT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. This bulletin describes the procedures to inspect and if necessary replace the following components: * Turbo charger oil feed lines (leaking) * Map thermostat and electrical harness (corrosion).
B6119182019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. STANDARD OCCASIONAL USE CABLE - CHARGING COMPLAINT TROUBLESHOOTING.
B6304182019-02-25. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT IS DIM OR DISCOLORED. One or more of the LED daytime running lights are dim or discolored. The connection between the LED module and light tube inside the headlight is damaged.
B5205182019-01-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SEAT MEMORY SWITCH SPORADICALLY NOT FUNCTIONING. Selecting one of the saved seat positions (via the memory seat position switch on the door panel), fails to work. A saved seat position cannot be retrieved. The memory function works again after a terminal change or backrest width adjustment. Note: Manual seat adjustment using the button for forward/back seat adjustment still works. Software error in the seat module.
B6612162018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DRIVER PROFILE NOT SET PROPERLY. Driver settings revert to an alternate driver profile upon entry into vehicle. Body Domain Controller (BDC) software error
B6209162018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Instrument Cluster Clock Loses Time. The time displayed in the KOMBI (instrument cluster) may lose a few minutes each week Internal KOMBI calculation error.
B6406162018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "Automatic Rear A/C System Resets to Default at Engine Start. The temperature setting of the automatic rear air-conditioning system is always reset to the ""DEFAULT"" value after the engine starts or after a terminal change. Software in the control panel of the automatic rear air-conditioning system"
B6605162018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BMW Display Key Battery is Completely Discharged at Vehicle Delivery. The battery of the BMW display key is completely discharged during transport and is almost empty at the time of vehicle delivery. Extended vehicle storage.
B6513162018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "NBT-EVO Head Unit Cannot Be Swapped Between Vehicles for Testing. If an NBT-EVO head unit is swapped into a different vehicle it will enter a locked mode once it recognizes a different VIN. This will require REPLACEMENT of the head unit to restore operation. To prevent easy re-use of stolen Head units additional features are introduced with 11/15 ISTA/P software to bring NBT-EVO to a higher security level. In NBT-EVO the mechanism is called ""Trusted VIN"""
B6204162018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. HeadUp Display Does not Work After Programming. After programming the vehicle with ISTA/P 3.57.3 or 3.58.x; one, or more, of the following situations could exist: The LED display of the tachometer in the instrument cluster is blacked out when door is opened and engine is running (shown below, left). After closing the door, tachometer will display again (shown below, right). The Check Control message is not displayed. HUD (HeadUp Display) does not work. No fault memory is displayed in the final report from ISTA/P or during PDI. This affects vehicles with I-Level S15A-15-11-503 or S15A-16-03-50x. This will not occur in vehicles produced after June 29, 2016. A programming abort occured during programming of the instrument cluster causing a software error in the instrument cluster.
B3401162018-12-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "SUBJECT Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) Warning Lamp, Lights Up. Various ""DSC warning lamps lights up in the instrument cluster, including the display: ""Suspension control system failed"". DSC control unit"
B8401172018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. ?E-Call system activates on its own without customer interaction. Software error in Telematic Control unit.
B6626162018-12-10. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. LOSS OF DRIVERS ASSISTANCE FUNCTION AFTER PROGRAMMING. An enabling code for various KAFAS (Camera Assisted Drivers Assistance System) functions is not present in control unit software.
B6217162018-12-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. ?FUEL GAUGE AND RANGE DISPLAY FAILURE.
B8406162018-12-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ?BMW ONLINE NON-FUNCTIONAL: CHECK ICC-ID IN ACCOUNT. BMW Online/BMW ConnectedDrive not functional. Vehicle and service cockpit have different ICC-ID's (Integrated Circuit Card Identifier).
B8402142018-12-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ?CONNECTEDDRIVE/BMW ASSIST SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION. ConnectedDrive/BMW Assist features are partially or completely inoperative. This Service Information bulletin is being published because vehicles are down for an extended period of time when researching system failures with ConnectedDrive or BMW Assist. This Service Information bulletin will assist you both in identifying the issue and providing technical support. CAUSE Not enough information is available for BMW NA engineers to assist the technician in diagnosing the root cause.
B6620172018-12-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ?DISPLAY KEY IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. Display key is non-functional. Display key cannot be charged or switched on. Possibly defective display key.
B1227162018-11-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIAGNOSING NON FUNCTIONING eDRIVE. * Vehicle will not go into "eDrive" * No pertinent electric drivetrain fault codes to assist with diagnosis * "eDrive" may be greyed-out in the Central Information Display (CID) and is not selectable * MSA deactivation * 12 volt battery failure * Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) failure.
B1209182018-11-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. NOISE FROM ENGINE WHEN STARTING. Noise when starting the engine. Engine making a rattling/grinding noise near the 12 volt starter motor. The following fault has been stored in the DME fault memory: * 21A511 - Start system, pinion starter motor: Timeout The following faults are also possible: * 21A504 - EGS, separation clutch: jammed open * 21A50A - Start system, pinion starter: Timeout successively occurred multiple times * 21A510 - Start system, EME: Timeout Consequential damage to flywheel (Torsional vibration damper) and automatic transmission may have also occurred. The starter motor is broken. It may be indicated by:
B1114182018-11-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ACTION: N63R ENGINE - CHECK AND REPLACE OIL FEED LINES AND THE MAP THERMOSTAT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. This bulletin describes the procedures to inspect and if necessary replace the following components: * Turbo charger oil feed lines (leaking) * Map thermostat and electrical harness (corrosion) Also, make sure that Service Bulletin B12 24 18 Service Action: Program Control Units, is completed when performing this Service Action.

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