BMW bulletin B650122
What it saysA check control message (CCM) for the restraint system (Air bag) appears. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Nov 28, 2023, received May 31, 2022, about the air bags — 4 documents under this number. It names 11 model years (2018–2023). 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 communicationA check control message (CCM) for the restraint system (Air bag) appears. In the instrument cluster, the red air bag warning light lights up permanently. One of the following fault codes is stored in the ACSM (air bag control unit): 930949 - Knee airbag, driver: short circuit to negative terminal 93094F - Knee airbag, front passenger: short circuit to negative terminal 93094C - Knee airbag driver's side: Resistance too great 930952 - Knee airbag, front passenger: Resistance too great
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B650122 | Service bulletin | Nov 28, 2023 | 10246225 | PDF, 2,342 KB |
| B650122 | Service bulletin | Aug 1, 2023 | 10242529 | not found |
| B650122 | Service bulletin | Nov 1, 2022 | 10228440 | not found |
| B650122 | Service bulletin | Feb 1, 2022 | 10212526 | not found |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 34 7 248 700 | — | — | |
| 61 13 6 925 452 | Wrap the knee wiring harnesses with an abrasion-resistant fabric tape | — | eBay Motors → |
Labour operations and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 00 58 500 | Diagnosis Worktime Flat Rate (See below) | 2 FRU |
| 00 72 587 | Install repair cable of left or right knee airbag for one side (Associated work… | 4 FRU |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (7 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 11 model years this bulletin names have filed 617 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 25 of them name Lane Departure, Air Bags — 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.
A week ago, the steering wheel locked and the braking system and airbags and cameras malfunctioned. We took it for service at BMW. They said the battery caused the malfunction. On thanksgiving day, we were going around 25-30miles per hour when we slammed on the breaks and the breaks didnot function and we could not stop the car.
2023 BMW X4 · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Dec 1, 2024 · ODI 11628189
While the car was still under warranty, I got an error message about passenger restraint malfunction. I took to the dealer and was told that it was caused by an iPad found under driver seat. They turned off the warning. Three months later, I get the same message again.
2020 BMW X3 · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Jun 1, 2023 · ODI 11524847
I went to the car wash and when I turned my car back on it stated the the Driver's Restraints system malfunction
2020 BMW X4 · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Sep 19, 2025 · ODI 11688269
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 air bags
Source: same model, same component group7 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (air bags), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B650526DCS | Other | Jul 22, 2026 | As a reminder, the following Service Actions are temporary campaigns aimed at collecting sample parts from the specified vehicles. B65 05 26… |
| 6577900600 | Warranty extension | Feb 11, 2026 | A situation may occur where the front passenger seat is not occupied. However, a “fasten seat belt” warning and a front passenger seat air b… |
| 6577900500 | Warranty extension | Jun 11, 2025 | The Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Front Passenger’s Seat Occupancy Capacitive Interior Sensor (CIS) Mat for defects in materials and/… |
| 6112900300 | Warranty extension | Jan 6, 2025 | The limited warranty for the Knee Air Bag wire harness repair cable procedure for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extende… |
| B652624 | Service bulletin | Oct 17, 2024 | A check control message (CCM) for the restraint system (Air bag) appears. In the instrument cluster, the red air bag warning light lights up… |
| B653024 | Service campaign | Oct 12, 2024 | DELIVERY STOP: PASSENGER AIR BAG |
| B650414 | Service bulletin | Oct 1, 2022 | "AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT: ACSM FC 930A60 OR 930A1C SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION. According to the customer, the airbag warning light was on, but it… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B650122 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 B650122 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 B650122 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 11 model years: 2023 BMW X3, 2022 BMW X3, 2021 BMW X3, 2020 BMW X3, 2019 BMW X3, 2018 BMW X3 and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.