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BMW service campaign 0064450200

What it saysA faulty electric auxiliary heater may have been installed in the certain vehicles. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Aug 12, 2026, received Sep 3, 2025, about the electrical system — 3 documents under this number: B640925 (3 filings). It names 9 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 communication

A faulty electric auxiliary heater may have been installed in the certain vehicles. This could result in thefailure of the electric auxiliary heater, utilized for the vehicle interior.

Manufacturer campaign id 0064450200 Kind Service campaign Manufacturer date Aug 12, 2026 Received by NHTSA Sep 3, 2025 Components Electrical System First dated Aug 26, 2025

Documents filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
B640925Service campaignAug 12, 202611036383PDF, 156 KB
B640925Service campaignDec 22, 202511026956PDF, 229 KB
B640925Service campaignAug 26, 202511022362PDF, 226 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 them

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 9 model years this bulletin names have filed 149 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 47 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 only way I could explain it was as if my brakes were failing. After joining the bmw i4 group on Facebook and having my kids record while driving. I was able to capture the issue. The vehicle drive train will malfunction causing the vehicle to move while not in motion when at a stop light. The vehicle will accelerate on its on.

2023 BMW i4 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Apr 23, 2025 · ODI 11656435

This is the 4th time I am having issues with this car. Major safety issues. Yesterday during during on the 405 freeway. It suddenly started to rain, the wiper malfunction while in traffic and pouring rain. A week before this incident, the steering of the car kept moving suddenly out of my line. This time my son was in the car.

2024 BMW i7 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Sep 3, 2025 · ODI 11684707

I am reporting a serious and recurring safety issue with my 2024 BMW i4, which I leased new in December 2023. The vehicle currently has approximately 20,000 miles and has stalled multiple times at high speeds, displaying a drivetrain malfunction warning and issues related to the power supply and high-voltage battery system.

2024 BMW i4 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Aug 1, 2025 · ODI 11677901

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 group

37 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.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
B610625Service bulletinAug 31, 2026Check Control message: "You can continue driving. Drivetrain” (00029) is displayed. The following fault code is stored in the CCU fault memo…
0034040300Service campaignAug 20, 2026After replacement of the Integrated Braking system (IB)/Power Brake the total distance covered might be lower than when handed over to the w…
B610626Service bulletinJun 5, 2026Charging sessions cannot be started or they are interrupted while using a Level 2 AC high-power charging station, or with a Level 3 DC charg…
B610324Service bulletinApr 9, 2026Gen 5 BEV/PHEV vehicles may set the Combined Charging Unit (CCU) in programming abort due to no communication to the HV charge socket electr…
B061526OtherFeb 4, 2026High Voltage Connection Return
0061320900Service campaignOct 21, 2025RSU availability. It is possible the State of Health (SoH) of the high-voltage (HV) battery is displayed incorrectly to the customer. The va…
0061250800Service campaignJul 3, 2025The Combined Charging Unit (CCU) may not have been built to specifications.
B410525Service bulletinJun 27, 2025While attempting to fuel/charge the vehicle,the fuel/charge door will not open.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is BMW 0064450200 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 0064450200 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 0064450200 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 9 model years: 2025 BMW i4, 2024 BMW i4, 2023 BMW i4, 2022 BMW i4, 2025 BMW i5, 2024 BMW i5 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.