BMW bulletin B650524
What it saysWhen the Rear View Camera is activated, the Park Distance Control (PDC) display on the central information display (CID) may not display, or may display with errors. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Feb 16, 2024, received Mar 2, 2024, about the visibility/wiper. It names 2 model years (2023–2024). 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 communicationWhen the Rear View Camera is activated, the Park Distance Control (PDC) display on the central information display (CID) may not display, or may display with errors.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B650524 | Service bulletin | Feb 16, 2024 | 10250376 | PDF, 143 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 00 58 500 | Diagnosis Worktime Flat Rate | 2 FRU |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 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 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 4 of them name Electrical System, Visibility/Wiper — 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.
Windshield cracks spontaneously with no impact, while kept in desirable conditions, and while stationary -Steering wheel clicks at least 3 times when signaling and turning, verified defective at Advantage BMW; dealership GM tried to cover it up-Reported to Advantage BMW General Manager on or about June/July 2022; -GPS faulty, provides…
2023 BMW X2 · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA Sep 16, 2022 · ODI 11484911
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 visibility/wiper
Source: same model, same component group4 other manufacturer communications filed against these BMW models under the same component group (visibility/wiper), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| B660925 | Service bulletin | Jul 14, 2025 | When the rear-view camera display is activated, moving objects appear to be juddering in the image. |
| B660424 | Service bulletin | Jul 16, 2024 | The washer fluid cleaning system has air remaining in its components, and/or the fluid lines after a previous repair has been performed. The… |
| B540223 | Service bulletin | Oct 6, 2023 | Water ingress from the panoramic sunroof (aka moonroof), either on the front driverâs and/or passengerâs side. |
| B612315 | Service bulletin | Nov 1, 2020 | "The Low Washer Fluid Warning Light is illuminated when the Washer Fluid Tank is Full. INFORMATION The use of a ""non-approved"" washer flui… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B650524 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 B650524 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 B650524 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2024 BMW X1, 2023 BMW X2. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.