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Service bulletins for the 2017 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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Heating and air conditioning are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
B6402192019-04-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. HUMMING NOISES WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ACTIVATED. Humming or high-pitched vibrating noises can be heard inside the vehicle when the air conditioning (A/C) is switched on.
B6507092018-12-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. Whistling Noise Coming from the Center Vent - A/C is Off . A very high pitched whistling or beeping noise is heard coming from the center vents. The flow of refrigerant through the expansion valve at certain temperature differentials.
B6403182018-11-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. DELIVERY STOP: REFRIGERANT AIR CONDITIONING. An incorrect refrigerant was used to fill the refrigerant circuit in the affected vehicles after assembly. AFFECTED VEHICLES This Service Action involves X5 or X6 (Only 8 vehicles) vehicles produced from January 16 to February 19, 2018. Vehicles which require this Service Action to be completed will show it as "Open" when checked either in AIR, the "Service Menu" of DCSnet (Dealer Communication System) or with the Key Reader. The affected vehicles will be identified with the description: 0064950100 B640318 Delivery Stop: Refrigerant Air Conditioning.
B6413162018-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "A/C FAILURE: FC 801252 ELECTRIC A/C COMPRESSOR: INTERNAL FAULT DETECTED. Air conditioning (A/C) failure with IHKA fault code ""801252 - Electric A/C compressor: Internal fault detected"". IHKA software fault in the versions detailed in the following table: ModelISTA/P versionIntegration levelF153.57.3F025-15-11-505F303.57.2F020-15-11-504I01, I123.57.0I001-15-11-501"
B6412162018-11-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "HVAC BLOWER NOT WORKING. HVAC blower is not working. Condensation occurs even though blower is working. CC message ""Increased battery discharge"" - standby current violation may be displayed. Climate control unit (IHKA) software"
B6404152018-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEATS; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "Third Row of Seats Blower is Inoperative. The blower in the third row of seats is not working and the fault code ""E70C32 - AC-LIN: Heating in third row of seats is not responding"" has been entered in the IHKA (Integrated Heating and Airconditioning, Automatic) control unit. CAUSE LIN BUS short or open circuit in wiring or connectors Blower motor, micro switch defective Control unit, A/C, for 3rd seat row defective"
B6413162018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. A/C FAILURE: FC 801252 ELECTRIC A/C COMPRESSOR: INTERNAL FAULT DETECTED: Air conditioning (A/C) failure with IHKA fault code "801252 - Electric A/C compressor: Internal fault detected".
B6412162018-05-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. HVAC BLOWER NOT WORKING: HVAC blower is not working.

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