NHTSA ID Number: 11020933
Manufacturer Communication Number: B120725
TSB/Document Date: 2025-07-28
Summary
A quality check revealed that the DME in these vehicles has a programming error. This results in a deviation of the fuel-air mixture in the internal combustion engine.
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TSB/Document ID: B120725
Replacement Service Bulletin Number:
MFR Communication Date: 2025-07-17
MFR Internal Campaign ID/Software Version: 0012470600
Communication Type: Emissions
NHTSA Components: ENGINE
MFR Component System:
MFR Component Subsystem:
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SIB 12 07 25
EMISSIONS RECALL 25E-A04: PROGRAM CONTROL UNITS (DME)
2025-07-17
This Service Information Bulletin (Revision 3) replaces SI B12 07 25 dated May 2025.
What’s New:
Delivery Stop upgraded to an Emissions Recall
Situation updated
Correction updated
Procedure completely revised, incl. label instructions added
Parts Information added
Claim Information updated
MODEL
E-Series
G05
G06
G07
Model Description
X5 Sports Activity Vehicle
X6 Sports Activity Coupe
X7 Sports Activity Vehicle
Production Date
February 23, 2023 – May 24, 2025
February 23, 2023 – March 28, 2025
July 1, 2022 – March 26, 2024
AFFECTED VEHICLES
Vehicles which require this campaign to be completed will show it as “Open” when checked either in AIR,
AWP, Campaign Summary or Warranty Vehicle Inquiry.
Please make sure you check your dealer inventory as soon as possible. As of May 23, 2025, you can see a
list of affected vehicles in Inventory Campaign Details (ICD) under ROSS.
SITUATION
BMW
AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective May 22, 2025) on certain Model Year 2023 - 2026 BMW
vehicles that were produced between July 1, 2022, and May 24, 2025.
As of July 11, 2025, this Delivery Stop has been upgraded to an Emissions Recall.
Do not deliver to a customer, a New, Certified Pre-Owned or Used vehicle subject to a Delivery Stop,
until the vehicle is repaired. Do not use or sell replacement equipment/parts subject to a Recall.
A quality check revealed that the DME in these vehicles has a programming error. This results in a deviation
of the fuel-air mixture in the internal combustion engine.
CAUSE
Software error.
CORRECTION
Program the control units.
PROCEDURE
It must be checked whether the customer has already downloaded the required software in the vehicle via
Remote Software Upgrade (RSU) but has not yet installed it. In this case, programming must be carried out
via RSU as described under point A. A detailed description of the procedure can be found in the dealer
portal (COMPASS article 80383).
Note:
Countries in which RSU is not available can start with point B and use the ISTA programming system.
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A. Check whether programming via RSU is possible
If the requirements listed below are met, the processing of the technical campaign must be carried out via
RSU.
Check the available RSU offering either via ConnectedDrive Dealer Cockpit or directly in the vehicle in the
app.
I. Check the available RSU offering in the vehicle app
1. Open the System Settings vehicle app and select Remote Software Upgrade.
2. The version of the software that is currently installed in the vehicle is shown in the upper area. The
version of the software that will be installed in the vehicle via Remote Software Upgrade is also
displayed.
3. If the software version to be installed is 03/2025.63 or higher, start the RSU installation in the
vehicle and follow the instructions in the vehicle. If the software version to be installed is lower,
proceed with point B “Programming via ISTA”.
4. After approx. 30 minutes, you must check in the vehicle whether the RSU installation has been carried
out successfully and that at least software version 03/2025.63 has been installed.
5. Activate the drive-ready state. To do this, actuate the Start/Stop knob while applying the brake pedal.
1. Check the available RSU offering via the ConnectedDrive Dealer Cockpit
1. Select the vehicle in the ConnectedDrive Dealer Cockpit by entering the vehicle identification number.
2. In the Standard Connectivity menu, select the Remote Software Upgrade item (scroll through the
menu if necessary).
3. Open Remote Software Upgrade.
4. Select the Current Upgrade tab.
5. Check whether the available I-level corresponds to the I levels specified under point B or higher I
levels.
6. Check whether this I-level is ready for installation.
7. If the I-level to be installed is correct, start the RSU installation in the vehicle and follow the
instructions in the vehicle. If the I-level to be installed is lower, proceed with point B “Programming via
ISTA.
8. Exit and lock the vehicle.
9. After approx. 30 minutes, you must check in the vehicle whether the RSU installation has been carried
out successfully and that at least software version 03/2025.63 has been installed.
10. Activate the drive-ready state.
Example: ConnectedDrive Dealer Cockpit
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Note:
If Check Control messages (CCM) are displayed in the vehicle after successful installation, let the vehicle go
to sleep and then check whether the specified I-level or a higher I-level has been installed.
It is recommended to exit and lock the vehicle during installation. Make sure that no device is connected to
the on-board diagnosis connector (e.g. ICOM). No further interaction is required during installation.
The vehicle requires no connectivity as the software has already been downloaded. This means that the
vehicle can also be parked in an underground car park.
B. Programming with ISTA
Attention! With ISTA 4.53.3x, the I-level S18A-25-03-563 is expected to be activated online from
May 23, 2025 and offered for download within the programming session.
Attention! If the vehicle is already at (G05 PHEV S18A-25-03-550; all other models S18A-25-03-547)
the automatic prompt will not appear. You must manually select the DME for programming. After you
accept “perform action plan” you will be prompted to activate the online integration level. See
screen shot below.
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Attention! After downloading online I-level you will see target I-level change to S18A-25-03-563. See
screen shot below.
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See Compass item 84820 ISTA: How does programming work with Online I-level software?
Connect the battery charger to the vehicle
Connect the programming system to the vehicle (ISTA 4)
Determine the measures plan
Attention! You will be prompted with the below request you must choose “Activate online integration level”.
This will only appear until the future release of ISTA 4.53.4x.
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Accept or work through the entire measures plan with the control units to be programmed/encoded
and, if necessary, activated
Follow the rework list
Depending on the rework list, carry out a vehicle test and delete the fault memory, if required
ISTA 4.53.3x with installed service data package is required for the programming/encoding.
The fault elimination is included from the following I-level versions:
I-level S18A-25-03-563 or later (available from ISTA 4.53.4x, publication planned from June 5, 2025)
The programming must be carried out using the I levels given above or a later one! Please observe
the information regarding programming in the workshop system and the corresponding notes in the user
documentation.
LABEL INSTRUCTIONS
After the vehicle has been checked and corrected, obtain a label (SD 92-435) and with the indelible marker
provided, legibly print the Recall name, Recall number, and dealer code (5 digits) on the “Emissions
Recall Campaign Completed Label” (see illustration). Peel the label from its backing and affix it to the right
(passenger) rear side of the hood in the engine compartment, close to windshield.
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For California centers only: It is required by the California Code of Regulations that an executed orange
"Vehicle Emission Recall - Proof of Correction" certificate (SD92-084, see illustration) be provided to each
customer (for vehicles registered in the state of California), once the Recall on his or her vehicle has been
completed.
PARTS INFORMATION
Refer to Service Information Bulletin B10 02 15 for label ordering information.
CLAIM INFORMATION
During this workshop visit, the affected vehicle may also show one or more programming and encoding Technical Campaign
repairs open. The programming and encoding procedure may only be invoiced one time.
Select this open Technical Campaigns to perform and submit for updating the vehicle to the required I-level or
higher instead when applicable (This includes 00 00 006 or 00 00 556, 61 21 528, and 61 00 730).
Please be sure to also perform any additional before and/or after work (including attaching labels) as required by
the other open campaigns on the vehicle. Close the remaining open programming and encoding Campaign repairs
as outlined in the corresponding Service Information Bulletin.
Reimbursement for this Action will be via normal claim entry, as determined by the above, by selecting and
submitting for the work package information below that applies.
Plusposition (+)
Main work
Completion before the first vehicle delivery to a customer (New in-stock/No inservice date), or the vehicle is already in the workshop for another reason
and/or repair, identified by the “(Plusposition)” reference in the descriptions
below.
The vehicle arrives for this Action, no other Main work will be
performed/claimed during this workshop visit, identified by the “(Main work)”
reference in the descriptions below.
Below are the special flat rate labor operation code choices for this action.
Repair Code:
0012470600
G0x Programming control units (DME)
Remote Software Upgrade (RSU) Status - Ready to be Installed.
Work Package
Labor Operation Description
Labor Allowance
#1
00 78 680
Remote Software Upgrade performed
(Plusposition)
2 FRU
00 78 150
Remote Software Upgrade performed
(Main work)
3 FRU
Or:
#2
Or:
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Vehicle Programming and Encoding
Work Package
#3
Labor Operation Description
Labor Allowance
00 78 678
Programming and encoding the vehicle
control units, includes Carrying out
vehicle test (00 00 556/61 21 528)
(Plusposition)
00 78 148
Programming and encoding the vehicle
control units, includes Carrying out
10 FRU
vehicle test (00 00 006/61 21 528) (Main
work)
8 FRU
Or:
#4
Or the:
Vehicle is already at the Specified Target Integration Level or Higher
Work Package
#5
Labor Operation Description
Labor Allowance
00 78 679
Either in conjunction with another
campaign/repair prior to or during
this workshop visit (The RSU is
excluded), the vehicle is already at the 1 FRU
specified Target integration level or
higher, no repair is necessary
(Plusposition)
00 78 149
Either in conjunction with another
campaign/repair prior to or during
this workshop visit (The RSU is
excluded), the vehicle is already at the 1 FRU
specified Target integration level or
higher, no repair is necessary (Main
work)
Or:
#6
Only one of the flat rate labor operation codes listed above can be used for claim submission/reimbursement purposes. Also,
only one Main work flat rate labor operation code can be claimed per workshop visit.
Claim Repair Comments
Reference the SIB number, the issue (briefly), and the work package (WP) number performed in the technician’s RO notes,
and in the claim comments (For example: B12 07 25 DME software update WP 3), unless otherwise required by State law.
Programming and Encoding – Additional Work (RO and Claim Comments Required)
This procedure automatically reprograms and encodes any vehicle control modules that do not have the latest software Ilevel.
If one or more control modules fail during the reprogramming procedure, claim the required consequential
repair work procedures to address this issue (including performing the IRAP Control Unit Recovery first as
required, refer to the SIB in AIR) under the Repair Code in this bulletin together with the corresponding labor
operation codes and their flat rate unit (FRU) allowance(s), including the diagnosis* that applies.
Please explain the additional work procedures that were performed (The why and the what) on the repair order and in the
claim comments.
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For covered repairs that addresses preexisting control module failures that occurred prior to performing this
repair-related programming and encoding procedure, claim this work with the Repair Code listed in AIR
together with the corresponding labor operation codes and their flat rate unit (FRU) allowance(s), including
the diagnosis* that applies.
(*) Based on which one applies to your center, please refer to SI B01 01 20 or B01 07 20 for the applicable procedure for
documenting, claiming, and explaining, on the RO and in the claim comments, your diagnosis work time (WT), job/repair
work time (WT), and the vehicle repairs your center performed, unless otherwise required by State law.
FEEDBACK REGARDING THIS BULLETIN
Technical Feedback
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To submit feedback for the technical topic of this bulletin: Submit your
feedback in the rating box at the top of this bulletin
To submit feedback for the CLAIMS section of this bulletin: Submit an IDS
ticket to the Warranty Department, or use the chat available in the
Warranty Documentation Portal
To submit feedback for the PARTS section of this bulletin: Submit an IDS
ticket to the Parts Department
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