BMW bulletin B160123
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jan 5, 2024, received Jul 24, 2023, about the fuel system, gasoline — 2 documents under this number. It names 127 model years (2016–2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationA vehicle arrives at your center to be diagnosed for a micro-leak in the fuel evaporative (EVAP) system(NVLD natural vacuum leak detection). For this condition, the following fault is stored in the DME: 190302 - fuel tank ventilation and scavenging air system, micro-leak: leakage more than 0.5mm For: Model vehicles other that the ones listed above, or for EVAP faults related to a “large leak,â€ÂÂ� after confirming that the fuel filler cap is fitted properly, then, proceed to follow the corresponding test plan
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B160123 | Service bulletin | Jan 5, 2024 | 10249015 | not yet checked |
| B160123 | Service bulletin | Jun 1, 2023 | 10239602 | not yet checked |
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 themand 37 more model years on this site.
Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2023 BMW 240I; 2020 BMW 330E; 2020 BMW 340I; 2023 BMW 340I; 2019 BMW 540D; 2020 BMW 540D; 2020 BMW 640I; 2020 BMW 740LE; 2016 BMW 740LI; 2017 BMW 740LI; 2020 BMW 740LI; 2021 BMW 740LI; 2022 BMW 740LI; 2020 BMW 745LE; 2021 BMW 745LE; 2022 BMW 745LE; 2024 BMW 750E; 2016 BMW 750LI; 2017 BMW 750LI; 2018 BMW 750LI; 2019 BMW 750LI; 2020 BMW 750LI; 2021 BMW 750LI; 2022 BMW 750LI; 2023 BMW 850I; 2018 BMW B7 Alpina; 2019 BMW B7 Alpina; 2020 BMW B7 Alpina; 2021 BMW B7 Alpina; 2022 BMW M3; 2023 BMW M3; 2024 BMW M3; 2021 BMW M4; 2022 BMW M4; 2023 BMW M4; 2023 BMW M4 GT4; 2021 BMW M440I; 2022 BMW M5; 2023 BMW M5; 2017 BMW M550I; 2021 BMW M760LI; 2022 BMW M760LI; 2020 BMW M8; 2021 BMW M8; 2022 BMW M8; 2023 BMW M8; 2024 BMW M8; 2021 BMW M850I; 2019 BMW M850XI; 2023 BMW Redundant 7.
A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B160123 a recall?
No. A service bulletin 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 B160123 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does B160123 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 127 model years: 2024 BMW 2 Series, 2023 BMW 2 Series, 2022 BMW 2 Series, 2024 BMW 3 Series, 2023 BMW 3 Series, 2022 BMW 3 Series and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.