BMW bulletin B512924
What it saysThe tailgate/trunk will not latch when closed. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 5, 2024, received Dec 31, 2024, about the structure. It names 6 model years (2023). 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 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.
The tailgate/trunk will not latch when closed.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B512924 | Service bulletin | Dec 5, 2024 | 11012082 | PDF, 1,003 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.
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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 6 model years this bulletin names have filed 124 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 5 of them name Structure — 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.
The car was purchased new in July 2023. On or about , while the car was parked the front license plate holder separated suddenly and unexpectedly from the front bumper of the car and fell to the ground. Incidental to the failure of the front license plate holder, the separation of the holder caused damage to the front bumper.
2023 BMW 5 Series · Structure · filed with NHTSA Apr 29, 2024 · ODI 11585838
The panoramic glass roof panel on this 2023 BMW 7 Series (G70 chassis) has suffered a severe structural perimeter material failure. A flush hairline stress fracture spontaneously appeared along the outer edge completely underneath the rubber weather-stripping track with zero road or debris impacts.
2023 BMW 7 Series · Structure · filed with NHTSA Sep 29, 2026 · ODI 11767834
As I was driving today in the freeway my sunroof exploded. As far as I can tell, It was not caused by rocks or other cars, it just exploded putting my wife and I in a dangerous situation having to park on the side of the freeway. We first thought someone shot at us.
2023 BMW X3 · Structure · filed with NHTSA Oct 6, 2024 · ODI 11618362
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 structure
Source: same model, same component group61 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (structure), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the BMW list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B511126 | Service bulletin | Oct 24, 2026 | Various noises can be heard between 50and 75 mph, such as whistling, or a heavyairflow coming from front bumper area. |
| 0051570600 | Service campaign | Sep 24, 2026 | A gap between the rear left door seal and the side frame may allow moisture to enter. This can cause waterto splash onto occupants when the… |
| B511125 | Service bulletin | Sep 21, 2026 | When pulling on the hood (highlighted inorange in the top photo) release lever… |
| B640826 | Service bulletin | Aug 28, 2026 | Customers may hear a noise from underneath the vehicle, or feel something rubbing being transmitted intothe body of the vehicle while drivin… |
| B010226DCS | Other | Aug 28, 2026 | BMW Notice of the Court’s Final Approval for Shark-Fin Antenna Settlement (X3, X4, X5, X6, X7) |
| B010226 | Service bulletin | Aug 25, 2026 | Rear Roof Antenna Shark Fin Cover Sealing Issue |
| B064226 | Other | Aug 19, 2026 | Bonnet Release Holder |
| B630426 | Service bulletin | Jul 1, 2026 | The front interior reading light(s) (arrows) willrandomly turn ON and OFF while driving. The reading lights are normally activated bytouchin… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B512924 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 B512924 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 B512924 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 6 model years: 2023 BMW 5 Series, 2023 BMW 7 Series, 2023 BMW X1, 2023 BMW X2, 2023 BMW X3, 2023 BMW XM. 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: built after 29 Jul 2024 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.