BMW service campaign 0012320600
What it saysPlease have the control unit (DME) programmed in the vehicles concerned (according to the vehicleidentification number selection), if possible, before vehicle delivery. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Jun 6, 2025, received Feb 10, 2025, about the electrical system — 3 documents under this number: B120125 (3 filings). It names 12 model years (2022–2025). 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.
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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.
Please have the control unit (DME) programmed in the vehicles concerned (according to the vehicleidentification number selection), if possible, before vehicle delivery. If vehicles have already been delivered, have the measure carried out the next time the vehicles enter theworkshop.
Trouble codes it names: P15A3 all 1 read from the document itself; NHTSA’s summary names none
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B120125 | Emissions | Jun 6, 2025 | 11019550 | PDF, 272 KB |
| B120125 | Service campaign | Apr 25, 2025 | 11017275 | PDF, 211 KB |
| B120125 | Service campaign | Feb 6, 2025 | 11014034 | PDF, 199 KB |
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 12 model years this bulletin names have filed 213 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 53 of them name Electrical System — 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.
The authorized dealership (BMW of South Miami) explicitly instructed my wife to continue operating a vehicle subject to an active engine starter fire hazard recall because they 'have not seen any vehicles catch on fire yet.' Furthermore, BMW Corporate failed to respond to a written 48-hour legal demand requesting alternative safe…
2025 BMW X4 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Sep 22, 2026 · ODI 11766080
instrument cluster sporadically working. front collision and lane departure not working when the cluster isn't working. unable to judge speed accurately, Yes problem has been reproduced by Sandy Sansing BMW in Pensacola FL.no the part hasn't been inspected.no other warmings but have had warnings since that the driver assistance…
2022 BMW X3 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jun 13, 2022 · ODI 11469018
This submission is a supplemental update to my existing NHTSA complaint regarding my BMW X3. On , at approximately , while the vehicle was traveling approximately 40 MPH with the doors locked, the rear passenger door opened while the vehicle was in motion. A child was secured in a rear car seat at the time.
2024 BMW X3 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jan 7, 2026 · ODI 11709332
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 electrical system
Source: same model, same component group65 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the BMW list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0061610900 | Service campaign | Sep 25, 2026 | The BCP controls several vehicle functions, including the windscreen wipers and air conditioning actuators. Low current flow may cause exces… |
| B611826 | Service bulletin | Sep 17, 2026 | Due to unfavorable software, the Storage Management Electronics (SME) will not show fault codes that trigger the Malfunction Indicator Lamp… |
| B630526 | Service bulletin | Sep 8, 2026 | After programming the vehicle via ISTA/RSUto I-level …26-03-5xx, customer may reportsome of the interior ambient lighting strips(arrows) may… |
| 0061880900 | Service campaign | Aug 27, 2026 | In vehicles equipped with the Roof Function Center “FZD‑21” variant, a quiescent‑current violation mayoccur if the system fails to enter sle… |
| B651926 | Service bulletin | Jul 15, 2026 | Activation of the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant voice is not possible via the Multifunction Steering Wheel (MFL) button and/or via the… |
| B840226 | Service campaign | Jul 10, 2026 | Once the Telematics Module (TCB2) enters sleep mode, a BMW Data Services trigger for Remote Services… |
| B651826 | Service bulletin | Jun 23, 2026 | If BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant is active in the vehicle, once the customer exits the vehicle and a newkey cycle starts, the Intellige… |
| B651726 | Service bulletin | Jun 17, 2026 | After a factory reset of the head unit, the navigation voice input cannot be activated or deactivated. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 0012320600 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, or on its page here.
Is the 0012320600 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 0012320600 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 12 model years: 2025 BMW M, 2024 BMW M, 2023 BMW M, 2022 BMW M, 2025 BMW X3, 2024 BMW X3 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: 2022 -2025 BMW: built on or after 1 Nov 2021; F97 X3 M Sports Activity Vehicle: built 1 Nov 2021 – 25 Jul 2024; F98 X4 M Sports Activity Coupe: built 1 Nov 2021 – 27 Jan 2025 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.