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BMW 530I 2016–2018warranty extension

Bulletin B720125 · NHTSA communication 11017101 · issued Apr 18, 2025

Warranty extension
communication type
Air Bags
component
2016–2018
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

The Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Front Passenger’s Seat Occupancy Capacitive Interior Sensor (CIS) Mat for defects in materials and/or workmanship that causes a false seat occupancy alert to occur has been extended to 10 years / 120,000 miles as determined from the vehicle's original in-service / first delivery date.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.