BMW bulletin B613223
What it saysBMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective December 7, 2023) on certain Model Year 2023 BMW vehicles that were produced between July 4, 2022, and April 24, 2023. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Dec 7, 2023, received Jan 3, 2024, about the engine. It names 1 model year (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 communicationBMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective December 7, 2023) on certain Model Year 2023 BMW vehicles that were produced between July 4, 2022, and April 24, 2023. A small flap of sound insulation material may come into contact with some of the 12 V B+ cables at the remote B+ charging point terminal (general location at arrow) along the engine compartmentâs passenger side inner fender well.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B613223 | Service bulletin | Dec 7, 2023 | 10247579 | not found |
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. 2 of them name Electrical System — 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 warning flashes “drivetrain fault”. Then after about 5 seconds the car put itself into neutral and started to slow down. I pulled off to the side of the highway before it stopped on its own . I was not able to start the car back up. I got it towed to the dealership .
2023 BMW i7 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Feb 28, 2024 · ODI 11574599
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 engine
Source: same model, same component group5 other manufacturer communications filed against the BMW i7 under the same component group (engine), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B170124 | Service bulletin | Feb 25, 2026 | There is coolant leaking from under the car Low heater output Possible Check Control message “Drive, you can continue driving” (ID49) Pos… |
| 0064410200 | Service campaign | Jun 6, 2025 | A faulty electric auxiliary heater may have been installed in the certain vehicles. This could result in the failure of the electric auxilia… |
| 0064280200 | Service campaign | Jul 12, 2024 | Quality checks have determined that the coolant changeover valve may develop a coolant leak under very low outside temperatures… |
| B640624 | Service campaign | May 24, 2024 | Quality checks have determined that the coolant changeover valve may develop a coolant leak under very low outside temperatures… |
| B640224 | Service bulletin | May 23, 2024 | The coolant changeover valve may develop a coolant leak when the outside temperatures go below 19°F (-7°C). The vehicles operating systems… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for BMW, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B613223 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 B613223 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 B613223 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2023 BMW i7. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.