TSB B160123 — BMW Service bulletin
B160123 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 BMW models, 2018–2023 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. A vehicle arrives at your center to be diagnosed for a micro-leak in the fuel evaporative (EVAP) system(NVLD natural vacuum leak detection). For this condition, the following fault is stored in the DME: 190302 - fuel tank ventilation and scavenging air system, micro-leak:…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years B160123 names
Every document filed under B160123
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| B160123 | January 5, 2024 | Service bulletin |
What B160123 covers
Fuel system — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB B160123?
B160123 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering 2 BMW models across the 2018–2023 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: A vehicle arrives at your center to be diagnosed for a micro-leak in the fuel evaporative (EVAP) system(NVLD natural vacuum leak detection). For this condition, the following fault is stored in the DME: 190302 - fuel tank ventilation and scavenging air system, micro-leak:…
Which vehicles does B160123 cover?
NHTSA's file names BMW X3 (2018–2023); BMW X5 (2021). 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 B160123 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. B160123 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 B160123?
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 B160123, 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 B160123. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.