TSB B650626 — BMW Service campaign

B650626 is a service campaign on file with NHTSA for the BMW X3, 2010–2012 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. BMW AG is conducting a Voluntary Service Action involving certain Model Year 2010 – 2013 vehicles.This Service Action involves the replacement of the passenger’s air bag module.

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Worth checking your VIN against. B650626 is filed as a service campaign, which unlike an ordinary bulletin can mean free or reimbursed work when a vehicle qualifies. Ask a dealer using the document ID below, and check open recalls separately at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Vehicles and model years B650626 names

VehicleModel years
BMW X3 2010, 2011, 2012

Every document filed under B650626

Document IDFiledType
B650626 March 26, 2026 Service campaign

What B650626 covers

Airbags — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B650626?

B650626 is a service campaign filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering the BMW X3 across the 2010–2012 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: BMW AG is conducting a Voluntary Service Action involving certain Model Year 2010 – 2013 vehicles.This Service Action involves the replacement of the passenger’s air bag module.

Which vehicles does B650626 cover?

NHTSA's file names BMW X3 (2010–2012). 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 B650626 a recall, and is the repair free?

B650626 is filed as a service campaign, not a recall — but this is the kind of communication that can mean free or reimbursed work if your VIN qualifies. Take the number to a dealer and ask. Recalls are separate and always free; check yours by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

How do I get the full text of B650626?

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 B650626, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 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 B650626. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.