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Service bulletins for the 2019 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.

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

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B1119182019-03-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ENGINE. DELIVERY STOP N63R AND N63M ENGINE - CHECK HIGH TEMPERATURE COOLANT SYSTEM FOR CONTAMINATION. The engine oil to coolant heat exchanger may have an internal leak resulting in engine oil contamination of the high temperature cooling system.
B1101192019-03-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. ENGINE VIBRATIONS OR NOISE. One of the following complaints may be reported The engine runs erratically; The engine causes vibrations when running; Grinding noise from the engine compartment when engine is running.
B6604192019-03-18. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: STEERING ASSIST. INTERRUPTION OF AUTOMATED PARK ASSIST. Park Distance Control (PDC) distance tiles are displayed in the Central Information Display (CID); despite no actual obstacles being in close proximity to the vehicle.
B6603192019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE BMW DIGITAL KEY. After exchanging the Body Domain Controller (BDC); the digital keys are no longer correctly displayed in the vehicle's Central Information Display.
B6602192019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT. REMOTE/ DISPLAY KEY IS NOT DETECTED. The remote/ display key is sometimes not detected. Comfort Access and Comfort Go are not possible.
B6601192019-03-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE - PARKING ASSISTANCE RESTRICTED. Some car washes utilize an air curtain at the entrance. When passing through the air curtain; a Check Control Message (CCM) "Restricted parking assistance" may be displayed on vehicles with certain option codes.
B7204172019-02-25. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES. FALSE WARNINGS THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLED. Acoustic and visual warnings indicate that the front passenger seat is occupied and the seat belt is not fastened.
B6619182019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FAULT CODE 804417 CAUSED BY THE REMOTE KEY. When a short test is performed as part of a workshop visit for an unrelated situation.
B6511182019-02-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. FM RADIO STATIC HEARD BETWEEN 88 TO 97 MHZ.
B6507192019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. HU-H3/MGU HEAD UNIT AND CENTRAL INFORMATION DISPLAY FAILED. The head unit (HU-H3) and Central Information Display (CID) only work correctly for approx. 1 to 5 minutes after starting the engine.
B6506192019-02-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. SOUND OUTPUT FAILS COMPLETELY AFTER PROGRAMMING. After programming the vehicle to Integration level (I-level) 18-07-5xx or 18-11-5xx.
B6504192019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SPANISH OR FRENCH TEXT IS DISPLAYED WITHOUT SPACES. In the selectable Spanish or French languages.
B6503192019-02-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. IDRIVE CONTROLLER KNOB STICKS TO THE LEFT. The positioning of the internal magnets which provide the tactile feedback for the iDrive controller is less than optimal.
B1119182019-02-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. DELIVERY STOP: N63R AND N63M ENGINE - CHECK HIGH TEMPERATURE COOLANT SYSTEM FOR CONTAMINATION. The engine oil to coolant heat exchanger may have an internal leak resulting in engine oil contamination of the high temperature cooling system.
B6618182019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. COMFORT ACCESS 2.0 INFORMATION. Customers may report complaints that the comfort access system's "contactless" features are not working to their expectations.
B5133182019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ELECTRIC ROLLER CARGO COVER REVERSES DIRECTION. The electronic roller cargo cover may reverse direction before completing travel. Afterwards
B3409182019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC). SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAMMING OF THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL UNIT (DSC). The malfunction indicator light (MIL) in the instrument cluster
B3408182019-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC). SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAM DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (DSC). During certain faults in the Dynamic Stability System (DSC) a yellow warning light could be illuminated instead of a red warning light. Software error in the DSC
B5407182019-02-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. PANORAMIC SUNROOF DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. The panoramic sunroof will not open or close. The sunroof may only tilt with no other functions available. There are no faults stored for the panoramic sunroof. A software error in the Roof Function Center (FZD).
B6615182019-01-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DELIVERY STOP: PROGRAM KAFAS MODULE. The KAFAS (Camera Assisted Drivers Assistance System) module erroneously trigger warnings and CCMs (Check Control Messages) which lead to customer discomfort and uncertainty with the KAFAS functionality. KAFAS module software error.
B6115182019-01-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DELIVERY STOP: PROGRAM BODY DOMAIN CONTROLLER (BDC). In case of a rollover-crash, the doors should be locked after the crash and only unlocked after 6 s. In case of a frontal crash, the doors should be unlocked after 160 milliseconds. Due to software errors in the Body Domain Controller (BDC) a rollover-crash leads to an immediate unlocking (after 30 milliseconds) and in a frontal crash the doors are unlocked only after 300 milliseconds. BDC software error
B5123182019-01-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SERVICE ACTION: RESEAL UNDERBODY BAFFLES. Under certain conditions when driving through water, the underbody baffles may not completely prevent water ingress. Incorrect sealer application during production.
B1705182019-01-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SERVICE ACTION: REPLACE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER AND CHECK TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE. The transmission oil cooler and transmission oil cooler line (radiator feed) could be affected by a manufacturing defect, which may result in transmission fluid leak.
B1230182019-01-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ERRONEOUS FAULT 1F2505 IS STORED IN THE DME. The following fault is erroneously store in the Digital Motor Electronics (DME). ??FC 1F2505 - DME, encoding: Self-detection components implausible. This fault does not cause any drivability complaints or engine warning lamps. This fault is normally detected during unrelated work An error in the DME software.
B1119182019-01-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. A Delivery Stop has been issued (effective November 16, 2018) on Model Year 2019 BMW 5 Series, 7 Series and X5 SAV vehicles that have been produced between June 29, 2018 ? September 10, 2018. The issue involves the oil-to-water heat exchanger which can start to leak. Approximately 285 vehicles are affected by this delivery stop.

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