BMW bulletin B611305
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Jan 11, 2024, received Feb 1, 2024, about the electrical system. It names 487 model years (2016–2025). 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 electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle “discharged batteryâ€Â� complaints.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id |
|---|---|---|---|
| B611305 | Service bulletin | Jan 11, 2024 | 10249027 |
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 106 more model years on this site.
Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2023 BMW 240I; 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; 2016 BMW Active Hybrid 3; 2016 BMW B7 Alpina; 2018 BMW B7 Alpina and 281 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 B611305 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 B611305 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 B611305 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 487 model years: 2024 BMW 2 Series, 2023 BMW 2 Series, 2022 BMW 2 Series, 2021 BMW 2 Series, 2020 BMW 2 Series, 2019 BMW 2 Series and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.