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Service bulletins for the 2016 BMW X1

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

219 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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B5130162020-04-20. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; PARKING BRAKE. TAILGATE UNINTENTIONALLY OPENS: This Service Information Bulletin (Revision 4) replaces SI B51 30 16 dated March 2018. Trunk/tailgate may open when vehicle is locked Trunk/tailgate may open while the vehicle is in motion usually after stopping such as a traffic light etc. Vehicle key trunk/tailgate button may be accidentally pressed thus opening the tailgate.
B3501152018-12-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SUBJECT Brake Pedal Cover Falls Off. The brake pedal cover can come off of the brake pedal CAUSE The geometric shape of the brake pedal tread plate and pedal cover do not match exactly. This can cause the pedal cover to detach.
B3406162018-11-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING. "DSC ""WHEEL SPEED SENSOR"" FAULT CODES AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP- DIAGNOSTIC. 1. DSC's fault codes stored from two different wheel speed sensors (both front or both rear): 4809B0 - wheel speed sensor - front left - drive off recognition faulty and 4809CD - wheel speed sensor - front right - drive off recognition faultyor 4809B9 - wheel speed sensor - rear left - drive off recognition faulty and 480686 - wheel speed sensor - rear right - drive off recognition faulty. 2. Next ignition ON (after above codes stored). a) DME fault can occur:1F054D - drive, safety function: Drive power output reduced, DSC signals implausible and b) Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) may light up. Faulty drive off recognition due to: a towing operation with a raised axle operation of the vehicle on the vehicle hoist operation of the vehicle on the roller test stand DSC diagnosis recognizes implausible wheel speeds, so no control is possible. DME fault is entered on safety grounds since the DSC fault still exists after a terminal change and may only be removed while driving."
B3404162018-11-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR/TONE RING; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); BACK OVER PREVENTION; WHEELS. DRIVING STABILIZATION CONTROL FAILURE: ABS/DSC INSTRUMENT LAMPS LIT. ABS/DSC lamps lit in instrument cluster. Fault codes may be saved in the DSC control unit: 480AAD - wheel speed sensor - rear left - smoke monitoring 480AAC - wheel speed sensor - rear left - unexpected jump in the signal 4809B9 - wheel speed sensor - rear left - driving off recognition faulty 480716 - wheel speed sensor - rear left - plausibility: direction of rotation 4809B7 - wheel speed sensor - rear left - missing tooth 480719 - wheel speed sensor - rear right - plausibility: direction of rotation 480686 - wheel speed sensor - rear right - driving off recognition faulty 480AB3 - wheel speed sensor - rear right - unexpected jump in the signal 480AB4 - wheel speed sensor - rear right - smoke monitoring 4809C2 - wheel speed sensor - rear right - missing tooth Rear wheel pulse generator (wheel speed sensor) retaining screw is loose, missing or broken.
B6621162018-11-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE; LANE DEPARTURE: SENSING SYSTEM: OTHER; SERVICE BRAKES. KAFAS CAMERA-BASED ASSISTANCE SYSTEM LIMITS. INFORMATION The situations described above may all be caused by known limitations of the system such as: Dirty windshield Incomplete calibration process Unsuccessful calibration Restricted visibility- weather conditions or parked vehicles Missing lamps on target vehicle Non-standard vehicle exterior surfaces Insufficient ambient lighting Abrupt motion of target vehicle.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.