BMW bulletin B630725
What it saysThe check control message(s) for the (brakelights, taillights, side lights, turn indicator,daytime driving lights) taillamps (highlightedin orange in the photo) is intermittentlydisplayed. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 17, 2026, received Sep 22, 2025, about the exterior lighting — 2 documents under this number. It names 4 model years (2024–2026). 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 communicationThe check control message(s) for the (brakelights, taillights, side lights, turn indicator,daytime driving lights) taillamps (highlightedin orange in the photo) is intermittentlydisplayed. Possible fault codes entries 80801E- LED driver: Communicationfaulty 80819E- LED driver: Communicationfaulty 80831E- LED driver: Communicationfaulty 80849E- LED driver: Communicationfaulty
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B630725 | Service bulletin | Mar 17, 2026 | 11030308 | PDF, 432 KB |
| B630725 | Service bulletin | Sep 3, 2025 | 11023252 | PDF, 460 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.
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 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 241 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 2 of them name Exterior Lighting — 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.
Just over a year of ownership and the headlights are fogging over with condensation on the inside of the headlight housing. Googling this problem produces hundreds of thousands of results, including forum posts and facebook/instagram reels showcasing this issue across the BMW G42 platform.
2025 BMW 2 Series · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Sep 11, 2026 · ODI 11763720
Steering at low speeds went out ,lights came on and a whine started in steering. BMW Holman in Nj says its fine that its making noises and whines. The headlight is filling with water and BMW says its normal to have water in your HID headlights.
2025 BMW 2 Series · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Sep 29, 2026 · ODI 11767881
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 exterior lighting
Source: same model, same component group5 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B630925 | Service bulletin | May 4, 2026 | After programming the vehicle via ISTA/RSUto 25-07-5xx, some of the interior ambientlighting strips (examples circled) may nolonger function… |
| B630126 | Service campaign | Jan 29, 2026 | Delivery Stop Rear Lights |
| B630418 | Service bulletin | Jul 21, 2025 | DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT IS DIM OR DISCOLORED: This Service Information Bulletin (Revision 2) replaces SI B63 04 18 dated January 2019. One or… |
| B630821 | Service bulletin | Jun 1, 2023 | Headlight check control (CC) message 128 "High beam headlight failure" is displayed. The following fault codes are stored during a vehicle t… |
| B630321 | Service bulletin | Jun 1, 2023 | CONDENSATION IN TAILLIGHT: Condensation is present on the inner surfaces in one or both taillights |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B630725 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 B630725 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 B630725 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2025 BMW 2 Series, 2026 BMW X5, 2025 BMW X5, 2024 BMW X5. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.