BMW bulletin B510819
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jan 16, 2024, received Feb 1, 2024, about the electrical system. It names 171 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 communicationThe basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id |
|---|---|---|---|
| B510819 | Service bulletin | Jan 16, 2024 | 10249437 |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5; the full text comes from the manufacturer or a dealer. 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. Quote it at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themand 62 more model years on this site.
Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2016 BMW 320XI; 2016 BMW 328XD; 2016 BMW 328XI; 2020 BMW 330E; 2017 BMW 335I; 2016 BMW 335XI; 2020 BMW 340I; 2023 BMW 340I; 2016 BMW 428XI; 2016 BMW 435XI; 2017 BMW 530E; 2016 BMW 530I; 2019 BMW 540D; 2020 BMW 540D; 2022 BMW 540D; 2023 BMW 540D; 2020 BMW 550E; 2021 BMW 550E; 2016 BMW 550XI; 2020 BMW 640I; 2018 BMW 640XI; 2019 BMW 640XI; 2016 BMW 740E; 2017 BMW 740LE; 2018 BMW 740LE; 2019 BMW 740LE; 2020 BMW 740LE; 2016 BMW 740LI; 2017 BMW 740LI; 2018 BMW 740LI; 2019 BMW 740LI; 2020 BMW 740LI; 2021 BMW 740LI; 2022 BMW 740LI; 2019 BMW 745LE; 2020 BMW 745LE; 2021 BMW 745LE; 2022 BMW 745LE; 2024 BMW 750E; 2019 BMW 750GS; 2016 BMW 750LI; 2017 BMW 750LI; 2018 BMW 750LI; 2019 BMW 750LI; 2020 BMW 750LI; 2021 BMW 750LI; 2022 BMW 750LI; 2016 BMW 750LXI; 2017 BMW 750LXI; 2016 BMW 750XI; 2017 BMW 750XI; 2018 BMW 8 Series; 2019 BMW 840I; 2019 BMW 850GS; 2019 BMW 850I; 2023 BMW 850I; 2022 BMW M5; 2023 BMW M5; 2017 BMW M550I; 2019 BMW M8 and 9 more.
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 B510819 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 B510819 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 B510819 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 171 model years: 2024 BMW 3 Series, 2023 BMW 3 Series, 2022 BMW 3 Series, 2021 BMW 3 Series, 2020 BMW 3 Series, 2019 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.