BMW bulletin B630925
What it saysAfter programming the vehicle via ISTA/RSUto 25-07-5xx, some of the interior ambientlighting strips (examples circled) may nolonger function properly. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated May 4, 2026, received Sep 15, 2025, about the exterior lighting — 4 documents under this number. It names 4 model years (2025–2026). 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 communicationAfter programming the vehicle via ISTA/RSUto 25-07-5xx, some of the interior ambientlighting strips (examples circled) may nolonger function properly. Possible fault codes entries for F74: 804A38 – Interior lights layering (IL-LIN_3): versioning incorrect: LINslave 5 804A39 – Interior lights layering (IL-LIN_3): versioning incorrect: LINslave 6 804A3E – Interior lights layering (IL-LIN_3): versioning incorrect: LINslave 11 Possible fault codes entries for G45: 804A34 – Interior lights layering (IL-LIN_3): versioning incorrect: LINslave 1 804A35 - Interior lights layering (IL-LIN_3): versioning incorrect: LINslave 2 804A36 - Interior lights layering (IL-LIN_3): versioning incorrect: LINslave 3 804A37 - Interior lights layering (IL-LIN_3): versioning incorrect: LINslave 4 804A38 - Interior lights layering (IL-LIN_3): versioning incorrect: LINslave 5 804A3A - Interior lights layering (IL-LIN_3): versioning incorrect: LINslave 7 804A47 - Interior lights layering (IL-LIN_3): versioning incorrect: LINslave 8 804A48 - Interior lights layering (IL-LIN_3): versioning incorrect: LINslave 9
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B630925 | Service bulletin | May 4, 2026 | 11032740 | PDF, 943 KB |
| B630925 | Service bulletin | Mar 18, 2026 | 11030309 | PDF, 907 KB |
| B630925 | Service bulletin | Dec 18, 2025 | 11026955 | PDF, 987 KB |
| B630925 | Service bulletin | Sep 9, 2025 | 11023118 | PDF, 926 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 63 99 000 | Work time to encode LED control unit hub using ISTA | 1 FRU |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (5 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches BMW’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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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 66 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 19 of them name Electrical System, 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.
When using the headlights there is a shadow across the top half of our windshield. The dealership was not able to fix, they acknowledged they could see what we are referring to. They are going to file a report with BMW. I do not know what to do in the meantime. This is our main transportation. This definitely needs a safety recall
2025 BMW X3 · Exterior Lighting · filed with NHTSA Jan 15, 2026 · ODI 11711233
On October 2, 2026, I was loading my dogs into the cargo area of my new 2026 BMW X3 x drive with the power liftgate fully open. The liftgate closed and struck me on the head. I was not touching any control. The gate was stationary before it descended, while I was lifting my 2nd dog into the vehicle.
2026 BMW X3 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Oct 18, 2026 · ODI 11771897
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
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 group6 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (exterior lighting), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B630725 | Service bulletin | Mar 17, 2026 | The check control message(s) for the (brakelights, taillights, side lights, turn indicator,daytime driving lights) taillamps… |
| B630126 | Service campaign | Jan 29, 2026 | Delivery Stop Rear Lights |
| B630525 | Service bulletin | Aug 20, 2025 | On G45 vehicles built with option codes 552 (Full LED Lights with Cornering Lights), or 3MF (M Shadowline Lights), the headlights’ height se… |
| B631023 | Service bulletin | Aug 19, 2025 | ?Condensation is present in the inner surface in one or both (inner and/or outer) taillamps. |
| 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… |
| 0063040200 | Service campaign | Jun 6, 2025 | G45 vehicles built with option codes 552 (Full LED Lights with Cornering Lights), or 3MF (M ShadowlineLights), the headlights’ height settin… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B630925 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 B630925 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 B630925 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2026 BMW 2 Series, 2025 BMW 2 Series, 2026 BMW X3, 2025 BMW X3. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.