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BMW 750LI 2014–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B650516 · NHTSA communication 10151195 · issued Mar 1, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014–2017
model years
20
vehicle entries

Official summary

"False Alarms of the Anti-Theft Alarm System. The alarm (DWA) siren continues to activate after locking vehicle An ""unapproved"" device is connected to the On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) port of the vehicle. This keeps the Ethernet communication line active which triggers the alarm when the vehicle tries to enter sleep mode."

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.