TSB B011618 — BMW Service bulletin
B011618 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 BMW models, 2000–2009 model years, filed and re-filed as 2 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. For the above-referenced vehicles with driver?s side airbag modules, BMW of North America, LLC (?BMW NA?) will provide a Customer Support Program as outlined in the Takata Settlement Customer Support Program Overview attachment. This ?component-specific? customer support program…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years B011618 names
Every document filed under B011618
Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| B011618 | January 1, 2019 | Service bulletin |
| B011618 | October 1, 2018 | Service bulletin |
What B011618 covers
Airbags, Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB B011618?
B011618 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering 2 BMW models across the 2000–2009 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: For the above-referenced vehicles with driver?s side airbag modules, BMW of North America, LLC (?BMW NA?) will provide a Customer Support Program as outlined in the Takata Settlement Customer Support Program Overview attachment. This ?component-specific? customer support program…
Which vehicles does B011618 cover?
NHTSA's file names BMW X3 (2004–2009); BMW X5 (2000–2004). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB B011618 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. B011618 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of B011618?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under B011618, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under B011618. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.