BMW warranty extension 6112900300
What it saysThe limited warranty for the Knee Air Bag wire harness repair cable procedure for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 10 years / 120,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a warranty extension dated Jan 6, 2025, received Jan 23, 2025, about the air bags — 2 documents under this number: B650122, B650222. It names 14 model years (2018–2021). 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.
The limited warranty for the Knee Air Bag wire harness repair cable procedure for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 10 years / 120,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
One of the 432 warranty extensions and special-coverage programs on file — every make, with the term each runs to.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B650122 | Warranty extension | Jan 6, 2025 | 11013058 | PDF, 1,704 KB |
| B650222 | Warranty extension | Jan 2, 2025 | 11013061 | PDF, 2,002 KB |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| 54 34 7 248 700 | — | — |
| 61 13 6 925 452 | — | — |
Labour operations and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 00 58 500 | Diagnosis Worktime Flat Rate (See below) | 2 FRU |
| 00 72 587 | Install repair cable of left or right knee airbag for one side (Associated work… | 4 FRU |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (12 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 14 model years this bulletin names have filed 938 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 18 of them name Air Bags — 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.
I was in an accident on the interstate 195 in New Bedford, MA. My car was pushed into the guardrail on the driver's side. The air bag in the the side of my seat deployed and ruptured releasing hot gases and burned me through my clothes. I received 1st and 2nd degree burns and was treated at a local hospital.
2019 BMW X6 · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Nov 17, 2021 · ODI 11440738
While the car was still under warranty, I got an error message about passenger restraint malfunction. I took to the dealer and was told that it was caused by an iPad found under driver seat. They turned off the warning. Three months later, I get the same message again.
2020 BMW X3 · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Jun 1, 2023 · ODI 11524847
Rear restraint system malfunction. BMW states it’s a faulty airbag that is not under warranty. Car has never been in an accident and only 4 years old so there should not have been any issues. It is a safety issue for passengers
2020 BMW X5 · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Oct 23, 2023 · ODI 11551427
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 air bags
Source: same model, same component group9 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (air bags), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the BMW list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B650526DCS | Other | Jul 22, 2026 | As a reminder, the following Service Actions are temporary campaigns aimed at collecting sample parts from the specified vehicles. B65 05 26… |
| B652724 | Service bulletin | May 19, 2026 | A check control message (CCM) for the restraint system (Air bag) appears. In the instrument cluster, the red air bag warning light lights up… |
| 6577900600 | Warranty extension | Feb 11, 2026 | A situation may occur where the front passenger seat is not occupied. However, a “fasten seat belt” warning and a front passenger seat air b… |
| 6577900500 | Warranty extension | Jun 11, 2025 | The Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Front Passenger’s Seat Occupancy Capacitive Interior Sensor (CIS) Mat for defects in materials and/… |
| B652624 | Service bulletin | Oct 17, 2024 | A check control message (CCM) for the restraint system (Air bag) appears. In the instrument cluster, the red air bag warning light lights up… |
| B653024 | Service campaign | Oct 12, 2024 | DELIVERY STOP: PASSENGER AIR BAG |
| B650122 | Service bulletin | Nov 28, 2023 | A check control message (CCM) for the restraint system (Air bag) appears. In the instrument cluster, the red air bag warning light lights up… |
| B650222 | Service bulletin | Aug 1, 2023 | A check control message for the restraint system appears. In the instrument cluster, the red air bag warning light lights up permanently. On… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 6112900300 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 6112900300 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 6112900300 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 14 model years: 2021 BMW X3, 2020 BMW X3, 2019 BMW X3, 2018 BMW X3, 2021 BMW X4, 2020 BMW X4 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.