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BMW bulletin B620323

What it says?Customer may notice visual discrepancies in the instrument cluster display or head-up display. NHTSA’s full summary ↓

BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 1, 2023, received Sep 18, 2023, about the electrical system. It names 2 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 communication

?Customer may notice visual discrepancies in the instrument cluster display or head-up display.

Kind Service bulletin Manufacturer date Aug 1, 2023 Received by NHTSA Sep 18, 2023 Components Electrical System

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
B620323Service bulletinAug 1, 202310242523not 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.

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Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 4 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 electrical system

Source: same model, same component group

93 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the BMW list.

NumberKindDatedNHTSA’s summary
B611826Service bulletinSep 17, 2026Due to unfavorable software, the Storage Management Electronics (SME) will not show fault codes that trigger the Malfunction Indicator Lamp…
B630526Service bulletinSep 8, 2026After programming the vehicle via ISTA/RSUto I-level …26-03-5xx, customer may reportsome of the interior ambient lighting strips(arrows) may…
B610625Service bulletinAug 31, 2026Check Control message: "You can continue driving. Drivetrain” (00029) is displayed. The following fault code is stored in the CCU fault memo…
0034040300Service campaignAug 20, 2026After replacement of the Integrated Braking system (IB)/Power Brake the total distance covered might be lower than when handed over to the w…
0064450200Service campaignAug 12, 2026A faulty electric auxiliary heater may have been installed in the certain vehicles. This could result in thefailure of the electric auxiliar…
B652026Service bulletinJul 23, 2026The Central Information Display (CID) side of the Multifunction Display (MFD) may flicker intermittently. Theflickering manifests itself in…
B840226Service campaignJul 10, 2026Once the Telematics Module (TCB2) enters sleep mode, a BMW Data Services trigger for Remote Services…
B610126Service bulletinJun 11, 2026SITUATION During vehicle start-up the Secure Element (SE) of the BCP may fail causing communication errors. TheCheck Control message “Drive…

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.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is BMW B620323 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 B620323 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 B620323 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2023 BMW 7 Series, 2023 BMW i7. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.