Service bulletins for the 2015 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.
412 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| B340515 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT AXLE WHEN CORNERING: The customer may complain of a metallic ticking noise from the front axle when cornering, maneuvering, parking or pulling away from a parking space. |
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| B120618 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. DME FAULT CODE CDC203: Various control units contain faults indicating missing messages from the battery management electronics |
| B110115 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Engine Oil Quick Reference Chart and Drain Plug Torque: The current version of ISTA/D has an error in the engine oil capacity specification for all vehicles with the N63R engine and xDrive. |
| 12 23 15 | 2016-01-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE (CCM) "DRIVE FAULTY; DRIVE AT MODERATE SPEED" WILL DISPLAY AND ENGINE POWER MAY GO DOWN WHEN ACCELERATING UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS DUE TO DME SOFTWARE ERROR. *MA |
| B-260114 | 2015-09-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE. FRONT DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINTS MAY WEAR OUT PREMATURELY *CN |
| SIM-65-02-15 | 2015-09-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. BMW: THE CHROME MATERIAL ADHESION IS POOR AND CAUSES CHROME RING TO PEEL ON IDRIVE CONTROLLER AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *PE |
| SIB-12-21-14 | 2015-09-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM; ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW: FUEL GAUGE FAILS TO SHOW CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK BUT WOULD UPDATE ITSELF AFTER DRIVING AWHILE AND ILLUMINATION OF ENGINE MALFUNCTION LAMP (MIL) COMES ON, DUE TO SOFTWARE ERROR IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. MODEL 2011-15. *PE |
| SIB-36-01-15 | 2015-09-19. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. BMW: SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE OF TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR (RDCI) DUE TO REMOTE CONTROL UNIT HARDWARE (FBD3 ANTENNA) AND NEEDS REPAIRING. MODEL YEARS 2014-15. *PE |
| SI B65 04 14 | 2015-06-22. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; INTERIOR LIGHTING. BMW:SOME BMW MODELS MAY OR MAY NOT DISPLAY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. *TA |
| SIB-61-32-14 | 2015-06-09. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. BMW: WHEN EVER VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, DUE TO AN ERROR OF SOFTWARE, IN BODY DOMAIN CONTROLLER (BDC), CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM WOULD UNLOCK OR LOCK ON ITS OWN. MODEL F15 (X5), F16 (X6). *PE |
| SIB-16-16-14 | 2015-06-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE. BMW: SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION MODULE (SCR) HAS A STORED FAULT, PRESSURE BUILD UP IS LOW, CAUSING SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. * |
| SIB-51-16-14 | 2015-02-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. BMW: CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE (CCM) IS DISPLAYED, WHEN DOOR OPENS TO FIRST STAGE DUE TO REAR OR FRONT DOOR LOCK AND BOWDEN CABLE COVER AND DOOR LOCK WOULD NEED REPLACING, AS NEEDED. MODEL 2013-15 F15 (X5). *PE |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.