BMW warranty extension 2516900100
What it saysThe limited warranty for the automatic transmissions Selector Lever Magnetic Shift Interlock Mechanism (Gearshift lug assembly portion) has been extended to 10 years / 120,000 miles, as determined by the vehicles… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a warranty extension dated Jul 31, 2025, about the power train — 1 document under this number: B010925. It names 2 model years (2016–2017). A warranty extension 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 communicationPicked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.
What 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 limited warranty for the automatic transmissions Selector Lever Magnetic Shift Interlock Mechanism (Gearshift lug assembly portion) has been extended to 10 years / 120,000 miles, as determined by the vehicles original first in-service / delivery date, when a gearshift lug repair kit installation procedure is required to be performed to address a displayed Check Control message (CCM) that states P not engaged - secure vehicle with parking brake against rolling away
One of the 432 warranty extensions and special-coverage programs on file — every make, with the term each runs to.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B010925 | Warranty extension | Jul 31, 2025 | 11021117 | PDF, 518 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 00 58 500 | Diagnosis Worktime Flat Rate (See below) | 2 FRU |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (9 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 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 327 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 91 of them name Power Train — 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.
It appears that a component in the gear selector has failed to properly detect the gear selector position, specifically when it is in park. Even though the gear selector is in park and the parking brake is applied as indicated by lights and physically attempting to move the vehicle, there is a warning message to secure a vehicle with…
2017 BMW X1 · Power Train · filed with NHTSA Dec 28, 2021 · ODI 11445285
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 power train
Source: same model, same component group9 other manufacturer communications filed against the BMW X1 under the same component group (power train), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the BMW list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B280125 | Service bulletin | Jan 27, 2026 | SITUATION A Check Control message (CCM) displays for “Transmission oil service required” (ID 2120). This warning will typically trigger base… |
| B063125 | Other | May 7, 2025 | Inspection and Return - Output Drive Repair Kit |
| B280123 | Service bulletin | Mar 21, 2025 | Check control message (790) “Emergency gearbox release activated” is displayed immediately after starting the engine. This applies only to U… |
| 0028240100 | Service campaign | Dec 20, 2024 | Micro-movements combined with frictional corrosion can increase wear on the longitudinal splined connection between the double clutch transm… |
| B280324 | Service bulletin | Aug 16, 2024 | There is a “rattling/clattering” noise from the engine compartment area. The noise is mostly perceptible when driving past a wall with the s… |
| 0028230100 | Service campaign | Aug 16, 2024 | Micro-movements combined with frictional corrosion can increase wear on the longitudinal splined connection between the double clutch transm… |
| B280224 | Service bulletin | May 24, 2024 | Micro-movements combined with frictional corrosion can increase wear on the longitudinal splined connection between the double clutch transm… |
| B280124 | Service campaign | May 24, 2024 | Micro-movements combined with frictional corrosion can increase wear on the longitudinal splined connection between the double clutch transm… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 2516900100 a recall?
No. A warranty extension 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 2516900100 repair free?
A warranty extension 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 2516900100 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2017 BMW X1, 2016 BMW X1. 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: 2017 X1 sDrive28i: built 13 Jun 2016 – 29 Apr 2017; 2017 X1 xDrive28i: built 13 Jul 2015 – 29 Apr 2017; 2017 X1 xDrive28i Br: built 1 Jun 2016 – 8 Aug 2017 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.