TSB B610524 — BMW Service bulletin

B610524 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the BMW X3, 2017–2022 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. The Central Information Display goes black intermittently due to resets of the Head Unit (HU-H3). FaultB7F8F9 – “HU-H: Reset” will be stored in the HU-H3.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years B610524 names

VehicleModel years
BMW X3 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Every document filed under B610524

Document IDFiledType
B610524 January 5, 2024 Service bulletin

What B610524 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B610524?

B610524 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering the BMW X3 across the 2017–2022 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: The Central Information Display goes black intermittently due to resets of the Head Unit (HU-H3). FaultB7F8F9 – “HU-H: Reset” will be stored in the HU-H3.

Which vehicles does B610524 cover?

NHTSA's file names BMW X3 (2017–2022). 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 B610524 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B610524 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 B610524?

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 B610524, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-29 from NHTSA's public records

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 B610524. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.