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Service bulletins for the 2009 BMW X5

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.

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

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SIB-63-11-102011-08-15. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. BMW: WATER LEAKS INTO THE TAILGATE LAMP CAUSING CORROSION AND CAN LEAD TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE LAMP. THERE WILL ALSO BE A WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. E70. *RM
SIB-12-09-112011-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW: THERE IS A DELAYED THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN DRIVING OFF WITH A HIGH ENGINE LOAD. IT OCCURS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE, THE A/C IS SWITCHED ON, AND THE WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY. THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *RM UPDATED ON 4/18/2013. *KB
SIB-16-08-102011-08-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. BMW: AFTER REFUELING THE TANK, THE GAUGE WILL SAY 3/4 FULL INAND NOT FULL. THE GUAGE READS FULL AFTER DRIVING A LITTLE WHILE. THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ARM IS BINDING. *RM UPDATED 9/30/11. *PE
SIB-12-01-112011-08-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW: THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE. *RM UPDATED 1/4/12. *PE UPDATED 4/24/12. *PE
SIB-11-03-082011-06-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). BMW: CRANKCASE PRESSURE DIAGNOSIS AND INFORMATION FOR ALL VEHICLES. *RM UPDATED ON 4/24/2013. *KB
SI-B16-01-112011-06-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BMW: THERE IS A SOFTWARE ERROR CAUSING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND STORE A TROUBLE CODE. *RM UPDATED 8/3/11. *PE
SIB-52-08-092011-05-14. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. BMW: THERE ARE NOISES WHEN ADJUSTING THE FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER SEATES. *RM
SIB-65-36-092011-05-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; AIR BAGS. BMW: THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP IS ILLUMINATED DUE TO A SOFTWARE ERROR. *RM
SIB-66-09-102011-05-04. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW: AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE THAT SAYS THE HIGH BEAM ASSIST FAULTY. THE FUNCITON CANNOT BE ACTIVATED UNTIL AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 MINUTES. *RM
SIB-16-01-092011-05-04. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. BMW: THERE IS AN EXTRACTION AND REFILLING PROCESS FOR THE DESIEL EXHAUST FLUID. E70 AND E90 MODELS. *RM
SIB-51-26-102011-04-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. BMW: MODEL E70 EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TAILGATE. THE REAR TAILGATE MAY NOT OPERATE IN EITHER DIRECTION DUE TO WIRING DAMAGE. *RM
SIB-61-08-102011-04-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BMW: ELCTRONICALLY DISCONNECTING THE JUNCTION BOX WITHOUT DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE REAR POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. *RM
SIB-63-02-012011-04-28. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. BMW: PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING AND REPLACING INCANDESCENT AND HALOGEN LIGHT BULBS UNDER WARRANTY. *RM
SIB-11-08-032011-04-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BMW: SIX DIFFERENT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH THE M54 ENGINE COULD HAVE VALVE COVERS BREAK IN COLD WEATHER AND RUIN THE ENGINE. THIS IS DUE TO MOISTURE ACCUMULATION. *RM
SIB-13-06-102011-04-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW: A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. THE ENGINE WILL ONLY OPERATE TO 1500 RPMS AND LACKS POWER. THERE IS A SOFTWARE APPLICATION ERROR. *RM
SIB-13-02-102011-04-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. BMW: IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO PERFORM A FUEL QUALITY DETECTION TEST ON VEHICLES WITH AN N54 ENGINE. *RM
SIB-13-07-102011-04-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BMW: THERE IS A ROUGH ENGINE IDLE AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT" WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL IN HIGH ALTITUDES DURING COLD WEATHER. THERE MAY BE SIX DIFFERENT FAULT CODES. *RM
SIB-16-03-102011-04-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. BMW: WARNING MESSAGE ON ABOUT LOW DIESEL EXHAUST FUEL LEVEL AND THAT THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART WITHIN 999 MILES. THE LIGHT COMES ON A FEW THOUSAND MILES EARLIER THAN A RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE. *RM
SIB-32-04-072011-04-26. Service bulletin. STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. BMW: A NEW TECHNICAL PROCESS HAS BEEN CREATED FOR BMW TO IDENTIFY CAUSES OF STEERING COMPLAINTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MODELS. *RM
SIB-63-05-092011-04-25. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. BMW: THE LED TRAILER LIGHTS FLICKER WHILE BEING TOWED.
SIB-24-01-082011-02-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BMW VEHICLE: TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION ENTERS FAILSAFE MODE. FAULT CODE 4F81 (RATIO MONITORING, CLUTCH A), IN SOME CASES COMBINED WITH THE SUBSEQUENT FAULTS 507B/507C (PARKING GEAR SENSOR IMPLAUSIBLE SIGNAL) OR 507D (PARKING GEAR INCORRECTLY DISENGAGED), ARE STORED IN THE EGS CONTROL MODULE. E60, E51, E65, E66, E70, E90, E91, E92, E93. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SIB-16-04-102011-02-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. BMW VEHICLE: TEILECLEARING FOR DIAGNOSTIC MODULE TANK LEAKAGE (DMTL) SYSTEM. TEILECLEARING PROCESS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO HELP IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSES OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THE DMTL SYSTEM (E.G., EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM LEAKS, CHECK FILLER CAP MESSAGE, ETC.). THIS PROCESS CAN HELP EXPEDITE THE DEFECT ERADICATION PROCESS, ONCE THE ROOT CAUSE BEEN DETERMINED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 8/3/11. *PE UPDATED 8/10/11. *PE UPDATED 4/24/12. *PE
SI-B61-15-092011-01-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. BMW: VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. ON THE VEHICLE, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE POSSIBLE. WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; CHECK CONTROL MESSAGES; SYSTEMS INOPERATIVE; FUSE BLOWN; WIPERS IN DEFAULT MODE (PERMANENTLY ON); AND FAULT CODES FFFF AND F-CAN FAULTS IN ARS AND DSC. SHORT CIRCUIT OF THE WIRING HARNESS TO SHARP SHEET METAL IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SIB-61-18-092010-11-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BMW VEHICLES: VARIOUS SIMULTANEOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THERE IS A SOFTWARE ERROR IN THE JBBFE-3R CONTROL MODULE. VERY INTERMITTENTLY, THE JBBFE-3R WAKES UP IN BOOTLOADER ODE INSTEAD OF APPLICATION MODE. PERFORM DIAGNOSTICS WITH ISTA AND WORK THROUGH ANY RELATED TEST MODULES. *PE
SI-B-13-03-102010-10-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. BMW: PROGRAM CONTROL UNITS. VEHICLES WITH M57Y DIESEL ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LAMP (MIL) IS ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY. DDE SOFTWARE ERROR. *PE

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