TSB B650709 — BMW Service bulletin

B650709 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the BMW X3, 2004–2006 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. NAVIGATION SYSTEM: REPORTING MISSING OR INCORRECT ROAD MAP DATA: The route guidance is inaccurate and therefore irritating to the customer; or it is not possible to locate certain addresses, for instance:

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years B650709 names

VehicleModel years
BMW X3 2004, 2005, 2006

Every document filed under B650709

Document IDFiledType
B650709 June 1, 2018 Service bulletin
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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B650709?

B650709 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering the BMW X3 across the 2004–2006 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: NAVIGATION SYSTEM: REPORTING MISSING OR INCORRECT ROAD MAP DATA: The route guidance is inaccurate and therefore irritating to the customer; or it is not possible to locate certain addresses, for instance:

Which vehicles does B650709 cover?

NHTSA's file names BMW X3 (2004–2006). 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 B650709 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B650709 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 B650709?

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 B650709, 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 B650709. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.