BMW X1 2022–2025 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B280123 · NHTSA communication 11015855 · issued Mar 21, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2022–2025
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Check control message (790) “Emergency gearbox release activated” is displayed immediately after starting the engine. This applies only to U11 equipped with the 7-speed M-DCT transmission.
Vehicles covered
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.