TSB B651226 — BMW Service bulletin
B651226 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the BMW X3, 2025 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. After updating the vehicle to I-level …25-07-5XX, the spoken language of the navigation instructions changes from the set language for the voice assistant without the customer initiating the change.
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years B651226 names
Every document filed under B651226
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 |
|---|---|---|
| B651226 | June 13, 2026 | Service bulletin |
| B651226 | April 13, 2026 | Service bulletin |
What B651226 covers
Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB B651226?
B651226 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering the BMW X3 across the 2025 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: After updating the vehicle to I-level …25-07-5XX, the spoken language of the navigation instructions changes from the set language for the voice assistant without the customer initiating the change.
Which vehicles does B651226 cover?
NHTSA's file names BMW X3 (2025). 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 B651226 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. B651226 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 B651226?
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 B651226, 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 B651226. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.