Service bulletins for the 2021 BMW X3
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.
195 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Engine are shown. Show all
| B110420 | 2021-03-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. CONNECTING ROD BEARING: The engine must be replaced due to a crankcase manufacturing error. Do not deliver to a customer, a New, Certified Pre-Owned or Used vehicle subject to a Delivery Stop, until the vehicle is repaired. Do not use or sell replacement equipment/parts subject to a Delivery Stop. |
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| B110420 | 2021-02-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. CONNECTING ROD BEARING: The engine must be replaced due to a crankcase manufacturing error. |
| B160420 | 2021-02-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. ?TANK VENTILATION DIAGNOSIS: There is software error in the diagnosis of the fuel tank ventilation valve. This error may result in the Service Engine Soon (MIL) light not being activated if a fault is found in the tank vent system after a second fault detection. This error will also disable diagnosis of the catalytic converter and oxygen sensor (if a fault is detected in the tank vent system). |
| B110420 | 2020-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. CONNECTING ROD BEARING: BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective November 20, 2020) on a small number of Model Year 2020-2021 BMW vehicles that were produced between May 15, 2019 and October 23, 2020. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.