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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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B6121232023-12-06. Service bulletin. STEERING. The steering wheel heating takes a long time to achieve the desired temperature.
SIB3301222022-07-18. Service bulletin. STEERING; EQUIPMENT. The following complaints may be noticed while slow maneuvering with a steering input of 80-100% (at or near full lock, e.g., parking lot maneuvers) or accelerating with a medium to large steering angle: Humming or creaking noises from the rear area, slight vibrations also noticeable from the driver's seat. The vehicle may also jerk slightly.
B6109202020-04-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING; SUSPENSION. CHECK CONTROL MESSAGES FOR BRAKE SUSPENSION AND AIR BAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTION: Multiple check control messages (CCM) can display for brake suspension and air bag system malfunction. The customer may also complain about any of the following: Engine can no longer be switched off Drive position (D) cannot be engaged on the gear selector switch (GWS) Reduction of steering assist After an engine emergency shut-off (either a prolonged long press; or 3 consecutive short presses of the Start/Stop button) and the vehicle going to sleep (identifiable by the lighting of the "Start/Stop button") everything resumes normal functionality and the CCM messages no longer appear.
B3202142020-02-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING. Power-assisted Steering Intermittently Not Available at Engine Start-up: This Service Information Bulletin (Revision 1) replaces SI B32 02 14 dated November 2016. The power-assisted steering is unavailable at start up/drive readiness. No communication with the Electric Power Steering (EPS). Possible fault codes: Fault code Text D356A5 message fault (display of the check control driving dynamics 02 D: Disp_CC_DRDY_02) Timeout D359BF message fault (actual steering torque of the driver actuator ID: AVL_STMOM_DV_ACT) Timeout D356B6 message fault (display of the check control driving dynamics 02 ID: DISP_CC_DRDY_02) - Alive 480AB8 internal status management of the complete monitoring range CDA451 FlexRay message (actual steering torque of the driver actuator 49.0.2): missing CDA452 FlexRay message (actual force of the rack 49.0.2): missing D35B26 message fault (actual position of the EPS ID: AVL_PO_EPS) - Timeout D355C4 message fault (status of the electrical steering front axle ID: ST_EST) - Timeout 48083B Peripheral/functional error on the engine control unit interface Actual steering angle of the front axle; signal temporarily invalid D35COC message fault (actual force of the rack ID: AVL_FORC_GRD) - Timeout. Electric Power Steering (EPS).
B6632192019-11-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING. LDW (LANE DEPARTURE WARNING): STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION NOT WORKING. LDW steering wheel vibration is not working. Software in the Body Domain Controller (BDC) control unit.
B3201192019-02-25. Service bulletin. STEERING. SERVICE ACTION: MECHANICAL STEERING COLUMN. The steering column adjustment gears may not have been aligned correctly Fault in the production of the steering column.
B5105162018-12-10. Service bulletin. STEERING; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SUBJECT Steering Column Upper Joint Cover Trim Shows Creasing. Customer can see a crease in the upper steering column joint trim, especially when moved into the lower position. Tensioning of the upper steering column joint trim
B3211162018-11-05. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "EPS INTERMITTENT ASSIST FAILURE, FC 4823FA. The steering assistance fails after several, consecutive parking maneuvers or sustained hold at the end stop. EPS assistance starts functioning again after a few minutes. And, Fault code 4823FA (""EPS control unit internally overload, reduction in steering assistance"") is stored in the EPS control module. EPS software error (overloading protection function over sensitivity)."
B3202142018-11-05. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. POWER-ASSISTED STEERING INTERMITTENTLY NOT AVAILABLE AT ENGINE START-UP This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI 32 02 14 dated August 2014. The power assisted steering is unavailable at start up/drive readiness. No communication with the Electric Power Steering (EPS). Possible fault codes: D356A5 - message fault (display of the check control driving dynamics 02, D: Disp_CC_DRDY_02) -Timeout D359BF - message fault (actual steering torque of the driver actuator, ID: AVL_STMOM_DV_ACT) -Timeout D356B6 - message fault (display of the check control driving dynamics 02, ID: DISP_CC_DRDY_02) - Alive 480AB8 - internal status management of the complete monitoring range CDA451- FlexRay, message (actual steering torque of the driver actuator, 49.0.2): missing CDA452- FlexRay, message (actual force of the rack, 49.0.2): missing D35B26 - message fault (actual position of the EPS, ID: AVL_PO_EPS) - Timeout D355C4- message fault (status of the electrical steering front axle, ID: ST_EST) - Timeout 48083B- Peripheral/functional error on the engine control unit interface Actual steering angle of the front axle; signal temporarily invalid D35COC- message fault (actual force of the rack, ID: AVL_FORC_GRD) - Timeout. Electric Power Steering (EPS)

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