BMW bulletin B653423
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Nov 22, 2023, received Dec 6, 2023, about the equipment. It names 96 model years (2016–2024). 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.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationCustomers may state that the alarm system (DWA) is not active after locking their unoccupied vehicle. Depending on the vehicleâs equipment and settings, no acoustic or optical confirmation (folding the mirrors/blinking confirmation) is noticeable. Additionally, the red anti-theft alarm LED in the interior mirror does not briefly flash every 2 seconds, indicating the alarm is armed.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B653423 | Service bulletin | Nov 22, 2023 | 10245422 | not yet checked |
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 themand 16 more model years on this site.
Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2017 BMW 530E; 2016 BMW 530I; 2019 BMW 540D; 2020 BMW 540D; 2022 BMW 540D; 2023 BMW 540D; 2020 BMW 550E; 2021 BMW 550E; 2016 BMW 550XI; 2016 BMW 740E; 2017 BMW 740LE; 2018 BMW 740LE; 2019 BMW 740LE; 2020 BMW 740LE; 2016 BMW 740LI; 2017 BMW 740LI; 2018 BMW 740LI; 2019 BMW 740LI; 2020 BMW 740LI; 2021 BMW 740LI; 2022 BMW 740LI; 2019 BMW 745LE; 2020 BMW 745LE; 2021 BMW 745LE; 2022 BMW 745LE; 2024 BMW 750E; 2019 BMW 750GS; 2016 BMW 750LI; 2017 BMW 750LI; 2018 BMW 750LI; 2019 BMW 750LI; 2020 BMW 750LI; 2021 BMW 750LI; 2022 BMW 750LI; 2016 BMW 750LXI; 2017 BMW 750LXI; 2016 BMW 750XI; 2017 BMW 750XI; 2021 BMW IX; 2023 BMW Redundant 7.
A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B653423 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 B653423 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.
Which vehicles does B653423 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 96 model years: 2024 BMW 5 Series, 2023 BMW 5 Series, 2022 BMW 5 Series, 2021 BMW 5 Series, 2020 BMW 5 Series, 2019 BMW 5 Series and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.