BMW service campaign 0051950500
What it saysDuring supplier production, the passenger sunvisor shaft may not have been fully pressed into the socket (arrow). NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Oct 22, 2024, received Jul 25, 2024 — 2 documents under this number: B511524 (2 filings). 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.
During supplier production, the passenger sunvisor shaft may not have been fully pressed into the socket (arrow).
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B511524 | Service campaign | Oct 22, 2024 | 11009417 | PDF, 2,730 KB |
| B511524 | Service campaign | Jul 25, 2024 | 11005227 | PDF, 2,642 KB |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| 51 16 7 481 764 | Sun visor right; black fabric-F91, G14 | 1 |
| 51 16 8 070 684 | Sun visor right; black fabric-F92, G15, G16 | 1 |
| 51 16 8 075 150 | Sun visor right; Individual full leather-F91, G14 | — |
| 51 16 8 079 802 | Sun visor right; Anthracite Alcantara-F92, F93, G15 | — |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (6 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 2 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
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.
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for BMW, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 0051950500 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 0051950500 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 0051950500 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 BMW 8 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: 2025 BMW: built on or after 13 May 2024; F91 M8 Convertible: built 17 May 2024 – 17 Jun 2024; F92 M8 Coupe: built 14 May 2024 – 17 Jun 2024 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.