BMW bulletin B510124
What it saysThe side cover cap on the sunblind can unclip. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jan 9, 2024, received Feb 1, 2024, about the equipment. It names 1 model year (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.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationThe side cover cap on the sunblind can unclip. As a result, the sunblind is no longer guided on the rail.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B510124 | Service bulletin | Jan 9, 2024 | 10249020 | PDF, 308 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 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 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
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 equipment
Source: same model, same component group11 other manufacturer communications filed against the BMW 7 Series under the same component group (equipment), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the BMW list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B610124 | Service bulletin | Jan 6, 2025 | When driving over rough surfaces, a low-frequency rattling noise can be heard inside the vehicle's cabin. The noise typically sounds as tho… |
| B650121 | Service bulletin | Jun 12, 2024 | SPORADIC FAILURE OR CRACKING NOISE IN BASS SPEAKERS: No Bass or a cracking noise can be heard from the bass speakers. |
| B640424 | Service bulletin | Mar 8, 2024 | 1. The center air vent on the left (a) is closed. All other air vents on the left side then only blow cold air intothe passenger area. OR… |
| B610321 | Service bulletin | Feb 28, 2024 | SITUATION BMW AG is conducting a Voluntary Emissions Recall (effective April 23, 2021) on a certain Model Year 2020 - 2021 BMW vehicles th… |
| B660324 | Service bulletin | Feb 22, 2024 | A quality check showed that the Remote-Control Parking token was not activated in the current software for the vehicles affected. |
| B654123 | Service bulletin | Dec 21, 2023 | Quality improvements and robustness measures are to be implemented on the affected vehicles via thissoftware update. The software update im… |
| B661523 | Service bulletin | Nov 16, 2023 | Emergency Stop Assistant is activated. Thisicon will appear in the CID when this function is activated. |
| B120323 | Service bulletin | Jun 1, 2023 | BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop effective June 6, 2023 on certain Model Year 2023 - 2024 BMW vehicles that were produced between October 2… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B510124 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 B510124 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. Every BMW warranty extension on file lists the ones BMW has filed.
Which vehicles does B510124 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2024 BMW 7 Series. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.