BMW service campaign 0000612200
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Jan 17, 2025, received Jan 23, 2025, about the engine — 1 document under this number: MC610125. It names 1 model year (2024). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationThe DME sends at each engine start the downtime duration since the last time the engine was in use as a signal to decide between cold or warm (normal) start mode. Note: During a warm (normal) start, the catalyzer is not pre-heated due to the short engine downtime. Due to a programming error, the calculated engine downtime duration is always 0 minutes. Therefore, the engine will always start in warm (normal) start mode (independently of the real engine downtime duration). In the case where the cold start mode would be required the bike used warm (normal) start mode instead, resulting in a lack of the catalytic converter pre-heating, leading to increased emissions during the warm-up period of the engine.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC610125 | Service campaign | Jan 17, 2025 | 11013065 | not yet checked |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against: 2024 BMW R 12 Ninet US.
None of these model years has a page on this site (it covers EPA-certified cars, trucks and SUVs from 2016), so the bulletin is listed here on its own.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 0000612200 a recall?
No. A service campaign is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is the 0000612200 repair free?
A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does 0000612200 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 BMW R 12 Ninet US. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.