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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

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

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B3402162018-12-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. Squeaking Brakes on the Front Axle for the E70 and E71. A squeaking noise can be heard from the front axle during braking. Front axle brake system
3407132018-12-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. Brake Fluid Maintenance Service: 36-Month Interval. The CBS displays the first brake fluid service as a 36-month interval from the date of production instead of the appropriate 24-month interval.
3407132018-12-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. Brake Fluid Maintenance Service: 36-Month Interval. The coding in these vehicles has the CBS displaying the first brake fluid service as a 36-month interval from the date of production, instead of the appropriate 24-month interval.
B2702162018-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC); POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE); SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. "REPAIRING TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR (VTG SERVO-MOTOR). The Anti-lock Brakes (ABS), Brakes and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) warnings are on and there may also be a ""Drivetrain Malfunction"" warning on in the Control Display. There is also an audible clicking noise coming from the transfer case actuator when cycling the ignition. The following fault codes may be stored: (DSC) 5F3A - Clutch gearbox-ECU: clutch is open - rear-wheel drive! (VTG) 5463 - Break mechanics (VTG) 5462 - Error actuator or increased power requirements for clutch (VTG) 5461 - Error actuator control Internal wear to the plastic gears of the transfer case actuator."
B3407162018-11-05. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. "PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. Parking brake (EMF) sporadically or permanently fails to engage. Check Control Message (CCM) ""Parking brake failed"" is displayed. One or more of the following fault codes are stored in the EMF control unit: o 0x6023 - PER_POWER_ SUPPLY o 0x600E - ECU_RELAY_MOSFET o 0x6011 - ECU_MOTOR_CIRCUIT o 0x600C - PER_BUTTON_RAW o 0x6019 - PER_BUTTON_APPLY o 0x6020 - PER_BUTTON_RELEASE o 0x6021 - PER_IGN_WAKE o 0x6022 - PER_WHEEL_SPEED o 0xD387 - CAN_BUS Damaged wiring harness Defective electromechanical parking brake (EMF) actuator unit."
34 04 152016-02-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. BMW - BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM MIGHT REDUCE IF TEMPERATURE GETS BELOW 14 DEGREES *MA
SIB-27-02-122013-07-18. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT. BMW: DUE TO AN ERROR IN SOFTWARE CALIBRATION, SOME VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING WARNING ILLUMINATION OF DSC, ABS AND BRAKE AND A POSSIBLE WARNING IN CONTROL DISPLAY FOR CHASSIS CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. MODELS 2009-2012 F30, 01, 02, 07, 10, 12, 13, 25, E70, 71, 84. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE

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