BMW service campaign 0051120600
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Dec 2, 2024, received Dec 31, 2024, about the forward collision avoidance — 1 document under this number: B513224. 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 communicationBMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop(effective November 4, 2024) on a smallnumber of Model Year 2025 BMW vehiclesthat were produced on October 14, 2024. Vehicles produced on October 14, 2024, withoption code(s) 05AS (Active Driving Assistant)and/or 5AU (Driving Assistance Pro); andhave a short-range radar sensor (SRRsensor) clipped into the left and right rear ofthe vehicle. The short-range radar sensor(SRR sensor) on the right rear of the vehiclemay come loose while driving. A loose short-range sensor (SRR sensor) maycause a fault in the driver assistance systemwhich is displayed to the customer via acheck control message (CCM). In individualcases, the performance of this driverassistance function maybe reduced/notfunctioning if the vehicle is being approachedfrom the right rear.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B513224 | Service campaign | Dec 2, 2024 | 11012088 | 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 themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 0051120600 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 0051120600 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 0051120600 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 BMW X7. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.