BMW warranty extension 6577900600
What it saysA situation may occur where the front passenger seat is not occupied. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a warranty extension dated Feb 11, 2026, received Apr 18, 2025, about the air bags — 10 documents under this number: B720125 (5 filings), B720417 (2 filings), B720325 (3 filings). It names 15 model years (2016–2019). 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 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.
A situation may occur where the front passenger seat is not occupied. However, a “fasten seat belt” warning and a front passenger seat air bag deactivation message appears. If the situation is currently present, sit in the seat and move the seat to a slightly different position. The POL (Passenger Occupancy Light) light should now function correctly. Copyright ©2025 BMW of North America, Inc. 5/12/25, 11:11 AM 72 03 25_G01/G02 FALSE ALERT RF SEAT OCCUPIED W BELT UNBUCKLED-EXTENDED LIMITED WARRANTY about:blank 1/9 In some cases, the Air bag Warning Light was illuminated, and the following Advanced Crash Safety Module (ACSM) fault is stored: 930A1C - Front passenger seat occupancy detection transmitting fault (moisture)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B720125 | Warranty extension | Feb 11, 2026 | 11028928 | PDF, 1,196 KB |
| B720125 | Warranty extension | Oct 29, 2025 | 11024726 | PDF, 1,337 KB |
| B720417 | Warranty extension | Jun 11, 2025 | 11019578 | PDF, 675 KB |
| B720325 | Warranty extension | Jun 11, 2025 | 11019577 | PDF, 1,391 KB |
| B720125 | Warranty extension | Jun 10, 2025 | 11019575 | PDF, 1,485 KB |
| B720325 | Warranty extension | May 1, 2025 | 11018553 | PDF, 1,293 KB |
| B720125 | Warranty extension | May 1, 2025 | 11018552 | PDF, 1,372 KB |
| B720125 | Warranty extension | Apr 18, 2025 | 11017101 | PDF, 590 KB |
| B720325 | Warranty extension | Apr 9, 2025 | 11017099 | PDF, 530 KB |
| B720417 | Warranty extension | Apr 9, 2025 | 11017098 | PDF, 585 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operations and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 00 58 500 | Diagnosis Worktime Flat Rate (See below) | 2 FRU |
| 00 71 787 | Repair kit, repair front passenger seat heating (CIS) (Associated work, seat removed) | 6 FRU |
| 65 99 000 | Work time for replacing seat occupancy mat for (front) passenger seat (Includes… | 24 FRU |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (25 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 themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2016 BMW 740E.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 14 model years this bulletin names have filed 624 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 257 of them name Electrical System, Air Bags, Seats — 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.
On the 2019 BMW X3, the 14 owners who gave an odometer reading for Electrical System reported it at a median of 48,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
Constantly pops up a message for passenger restraint system malfunction. I had an accident where I swerved off the road into a ditch at about 60 mph. I the driver was not hurt and the passenger wouldn’t have been hurt either if it was for the passenger seat belt not locking correctly at first and then repeatedly locking and unlocking the…
2018 BMW 5 Series · Seats · filed with NHTSA Feb 9, 2025 · ODI 11641549
Without warning, the dashboard lights and indicators go dark. The vehicle can be stationary or in motion when it happens. I have contacted the dealer, fields Bmw, twice. The first time the service department replaced the battery on my remote key control, the second time service told me it was a known problem at Bmw and they were working…
2019 BMW X3 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Jan 20, 2020 · ODI 11300465
1.) The Steering Column 2.) The Column will get stuck and cannot be adjusted. 3.) Dealer has confirmed the problem & BMW USA has confirmed the problem 4.) No 5.) No Warnings BMW USA has offered a Fix for this issue and free fix if the car is under 50k miles however this is more of a safety issue as you cannot properaly adjust the…
2017 BMW 5 Series · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Apr 15, 2026 · ODI 11731280
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 group7 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (air bags), newest first.
| 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… |
| 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/… |
| 6112900300 | Warranty extension | Jan 6, 2025 | The limited warranty for the Knee Air Bag wire harness repair cable procedure for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extende… |
| 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… |
| B650414 | Service bulletin | Oct 1, 2022 | "AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT: ACSM FC 930A60 OR 930A1C SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION. According to the customer, the airbag warning light was on, but it… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW 6577900600 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 6577900600 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 6577900600 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 15 model years: 2019 BMW 5 Series, 2018 BMW 5 Series, 2017 BMW 5 Series, 2016 BMW 5 Series, 2018 BMW 6 Series, 2019 BMW 7 Series and more. 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: vehicles registered in the US): built 16 Oct 2015 – 11 Jun 2018; G12 2016 to 2019 740Li Sedan: built 30 Jul 2015 – 20 Jun 2018; G12 2017 to 2019 740Li xDrive Sedan: built 9 Feb 2016 – 20 Jun 2018 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.