BMW bulletin B650526DCS
What it saysAs a reminder, the following Service Actions are temporary campaigns aimed at collecting sample parts from the specified vehicles. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a manufacturer communication dated Jul 22, 2026, received Aug 3, 2026, about the air bags. It names 1 model year (2017). A manufacturer communication 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 communicationAs a reminder, the following Service Actions are temporary campaigns aimed at collecting sample parts from the specified vehicles. B65 05 26 Service Action: Replace PSDI-X Driver’s Air Bag Module (0032850300) B65 06 26 Service Action: Replace PSPI-X Passenger’s Air Bag Module (0072940200)
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B650526DCS | Other | Jul 22, 2026 | 11035513 | PDF, 122 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 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 92 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 7 of them name 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.
Notifying you of a safety matter that the constituent experienced while driving his son's 2017 Bmw X3 on june 29th a approximately 6:30pm involving the vehicles front and side airbags. The consumer stated the airbags deployed for unknown reasons. The driver crashed into a guard railed.
2017 BMW X3 · Air Bags · filed with NHTSA Sep 11, 2017 · ODI 11023048
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 the BMW X3 under the same component group (air bags), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| B650122 | Service bulletin | Nov 28, 2023 | A check control message (CCM) for the restraint system (Air bag) appears. In the instrument cluster, the red air bag warning light lights up… |
| 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 B650526DCS a recall?
No. A manufacturer communication 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 B650526DCS 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 B650526DCS cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2017 BMW X3. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.