BMW service campaign 0016940200
What it saysThe assembly cover on the left side of the fuel tank may not have been properly plastic welded. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Jan 17, 2026, received Jan 23, 2026, about the fuel/propulsion system — 1 document under this number: B160225. 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.
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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.
The assembly cover on the left side of the fuel tank may not have been properly plastic welded. Thiscould lead to a smell of fuel after refueling or service engine soon light (MIL) for an evaporative leakin the fuel system.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B160225 | Service campaign | Jan 17, 2026 | 11027759 | PDF, 191 KB |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| 07 12 9 952 117 | Hose clamp | 2 |
| 16 11 7 188 567 | O-ring | 1 |
| 07 11 9 906 672 | Hexagon bolt | 4 |
| 33 12 7 607 158 | Recessed nut repair kit, blue | 1 |
| 26 11 7 523 708 | Hexagon bolt | 3 |
| 26 12 7 536 563 | Self-locking hexagon nut | 3 |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 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 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
I had stopped uphill, with my foot on the brake, heading East on the left lane of Pomona Road, at the approach to the Traffic Light Junction with Route 45, around 3.50 PM on Friday 1/23/2026. There were about 5-6 cars also stopped, ahead of me, at the Red Traffic Light and several cars behind me, when I heard my car engine rev up loudly.
2024 BMW 5 Series · Fuel/Propulsion System · filed with NHTSA Feb 7, 2026 · ODI 11716484
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 fuel/propulsion system
Source: same model, same component group6 other manufacturer communications filed against the BMW 5 Series under the same component group (fuel/propulsion system), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0016870200 | Service campaign | Nov 15, 2024 | There may be a restriction in the low-pressure fuel line at the tank flange for the in-tank delivery pump (lowpressure pump). As a result, t… |
| 390900300 | Warranty extension | Oct 7, 2024 | EVAP SYSTEM PURGE (VENT) VALVE EXT LTD WTY (ELW) 15 YEARS/150,000 MILES |
| B160224 | Service campaign | Jul 24, 2024 | DELIVERY STOP: FUEL PUMP DELIVERY PRESSURE |
| B011019 | Warranty extension | Jun 7, 2024 | F30 AND G12 PHEV FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR LTD WTY EXT TO 15 YEARS/150000 MILES. PHEV Special Requirement and Operation The PHEV fuel tanks… |
| B160123 | Service bulletin | Jan 5, 2024 | A vehicle arrives at your center to be diagnosed for a micro-leak in the fuel evaporative (EVAP) system(NVLD natural vacuum leak detection).… |
| B160623 | Service bulletin | Dec 20, 2023 | Engine will crank but not start. There is no communication with the integrated fuel module (TFE) whendiagnosing with ISTA. The following tw… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 0016940200 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 0016940200 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 0016940200 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 BMW 5 Series. 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: G60 5 Series Sedan: built 18 Oct 2023 – 8 Feb 2024 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.