BMW bulletin 0012200600
What it saysVoluntary emissions recall 24E-A02: valvetronic NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as an emissions communication dated Oct 31, 2025, received Nov 3, 2025, about the engine — 1 document under this number: B120224. It names 14 model years (2022–2024). An emissions communication 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.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
RSU availability. VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL 24E-A02: VALVETRONIC
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B120224 | Emissions | Oct 31, 2025 | 11024709 | PDF, 335 KB |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| 01 00 2 411 755 | Generic Emissions Recall Label (92-435/ DN = Roll of 50) 1 in sublet | — |
| 01 00 2 411 754 | Emissions Recall/Proof of Correction (CA)(92-084/ DN = | — |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (8 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches BMW’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote.
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 themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 14 model years this bulletin names have filed 440 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 36 of them name Engine — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
This vehicle has had numerous error codes one time it state vehicle could not be driven because of drivetrain malfunction inter alia vehicle is leaking from moter but is undetected during this recall we had another error code go off showed to tom bush Bmw on atlantic along with liquid leaking from motor/transmission this was in fist 90…
2024 BMW XM · Engine · filed with NHTSA Nov 14, 2024 · ODI 11625126
I am started to lease this car in August 2024. After 2 weeks, the car just halted, unable to move. Luckily this happened in my driveway. It took BMW more than 1 month to repair this. They had to change the combined charging unit with a different part number (upgraded part). At that time the car had roughly 200 miles on the odometer.
2024 BMW X5 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Apr 23, 2024 · ODI 11584824
The contact owns a 2024 BMW X7. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. There was an unknown message regarding the brakes, stability control, and steering displayed. There was a red symbol displayed. Additionally, while driving at an unknown speed or a stop light, the brakes locked up.
2024 BMW X7 · Engine · filed with NHTSA Oct 17, 2024 · ODI 11620398
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the engine
Source: same model, same component group67 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the BMW list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0011320800 | Service campaign | Oct 21, 2026 | The cylinder head cover was not installed correctly at the assembly plant. |
| 0012870600 | Service campaign | Oct 10, 2026 | Due to an implementation error in various OBD diagnostics in the vehicle's control units, in very rare cases itmay happen that stored fault… |
| 1171901000 | Warranty extension | Sep 22, 2026 | The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Cooler (with EGR Valve) and the Auxiliary Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) Cooler limited warranty for de… |
| B121126 | Service bulletin | Sep 9, 2026 | Potential customer complaints with no fault codes stored / No MIL displayed. 1. “Rough idle after idling for a longer period of time” 2. “Ve… |
| 0011460700 | Emissions | Aug 26, 2026 | The return springs on the exhaust camshaft followers (switchable rocker arm) may break. |
| B064426 | Other | Aug 22, 2026 | Air Flap Return |
| B130126 | Service campaign | Aug 14, 2026 | Delivery Stop - Exhaust System Gasket |
| 0018030200 | Service campaign | Aug 14, 2026 | An exhaust gas sealing ring between thelower catalytic converter and upper catalyticconverter may be missing (1). |
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Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for BMW, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 0012200600 a recall?
No. A emissions communication 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, or on its page here.
Is the 0012200600 repair free?
A emissions communication 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 0012200600 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 14 model years: 2024 BMW 7 Series, 2023 BMW 7 Series, 2022 BMW 7 Series, 2024 BMW X5, 2023 BMW X5, 2022 BMW X5 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: 2023 -2025 BMW: built on or after 21 Jul 2021; F95 X5 M Sports Activity Vehicle: built 12 Apr 2022 – 8 Apr 2024; F96 X6 M Sports Activity Coupe: built 28 Feb 2022 – 8 Apr 2024 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.