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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| B620319 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. DISPLAY IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OR IN HEAD-UP DISPLAY IS FLICKERING. The customer states that the display in the instrument cluster or the BMW Head-Up Display is flickering. Autonomous switching through of the display contents on the right side of the instrument cluster can also occur. |
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| B620219 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. INCORRECT VEHICLE IS DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AFTER PROGRAMMING. After programming the vehicle from i Level S18A-18-11-5xx to I Level S18A-19-03-5xx an incorrect vehicle model image is displayed in the Instrument Cluster (KOMBI). |
| B612315 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. The Low Washer Fluid Warning Light is illuminated when the Washer Fluid Tank is Full This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B61 23 15 dated April 2016. |
| B610319 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAM OR REPLACE DUAL STORAGE SYSTEM BATTERY. A software error intermittently causes a continuous resetting of the microcontroller in the power management system. This causes the red Check Control Message (CCM) "Replace Battery" to be illuminated. Software error in Dual Storage System Battery. |
| B520219 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. SEATS. DRIVERS SEAT AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED BACKWARDS. The customer is complaining that the driver's seat and/or the front passenger seat cannot be adjusted backwards. Software error in the seat module(s). |
| B511219 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. KIDNEY GRILL ACTIVE AIR FLAP FAULTS. A check control message or MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) may be illuminated. |
| B340419 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: DYNAMIC BRAKE SUPPORT/BRAKE ASSIST. IB BRAKE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM - PREFLIGHT CHECK. When starting a vehicle or driving off customers may complain of "no brake assist" or "hard brake pedal". Additionally some brake warning lights may illuminate in the instrument cluster (aka Kombi). |
| B121119 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ERRONEOUS ELECTRIC FAN VOLTAGE FAULT STORED IN THE DME. The following faults are erroneously store in the Digital Motor Electronics (DME). |
| B110419 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SERVICE ACTION: N63M ENGINES - CHECK AND REPLACE THE FRESH AIR INTAKE DUCT. The incorrect crankcase ventilation non return valves may have been installed in the vehicle. The engine malfunction indicator may be illuminated with FC 160509 pressure sensor crankcase signal: pressure implausible stored in the DME. |
| B840319 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION. ConnectedDrive: REMOTE 3D NOT WORKING. |
| B661219 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT. LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WITH DIGITAL KEY NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. After programming the vehicle it is suddenly not possible to unlock or lock the vehicle using the Digital Key or the Digital Key Card. Software error in the Body Domain Controller (BDC) control unit. |
| B660119 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE. This Service Information bulletin replaces SI B66 01 19 dated April 2019. |
| B630319 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. ACTIVATE CORNERING LIGHTS. The cornering lights do not operate. |
| B840119 | 2019-04-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. APPLE PAY WALLET- POP-UP WINDOW APPEARS IN THE IPHONE DISPLAY. If the customer's iPhone is placed in the center console phone tray which contains either the wireless charging station the NFC station or both; the "Apple Pay Wallet" pop-up window appears in the iPhone display. |
| B661119 | 2019-04-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. NIGHT VISION 3: INTERNAL SOFTWARE ERROR FAULT. During vehicle diagnosis of an unrelated issue the following erroneous fault may be stored in the Night Vision 3 control unit. |
| B661019 | 2019-04-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. COMFORT GO NOT POSSIBLE. If the radio operated key (ID transmitter/display key) is located in the glove box compartment Comfort Go (engine start) is not possible. |
| B660619 | 2019-04-22. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: STEERING ASSIST; LANE DEPARTURE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA; EQUIPMENT. DRIVERS ASSISTANCE SYSTEM LIMITED SUPPORT CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE. INFORMATION Part Number Description Quantity Refer to ETK KaFAS camera (Control unit and camera). |
| B650919 | 2019-04-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HU-H3 MGU HEAD UNIT RESETS WITH FAULT CODE B7F8F9 RESET WATCHDOG. Customer states the following about their vehicle: * Active radio or music source is interrupted * The navigation is no longer available * A black screen is shown in the Control Display * The system works again after a short interruption Software error in the Head Unit High (HU-H3) MGU (Media Graphics Unit). |
| B620219 | 2019-04-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. THE INCORRECT VEHICLE IS DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AFTER PROGRAMMING. After programming the vehicle from i Level S18A-18-11-5xx to I Level S18A-19-03-5xx an incorrect vehicle model image is displayed in the Instrument Cluster (KOMBI). |
| B620119 | 2019-04-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ONBOARD COMPUTER INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. Additionally the audio source radio station or music track cannot be changed using the MFL. Normal functionality may possibly return after a sleep cycle or a battery reset. |
| B640119 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. DEACTIVATION OF THE AUTOMATIC AIR RECIRULATION. Customer request for deactivation of the automatic air recirculation function. |
| B630318 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; INTERIOR LIGHTING. LED LIGHT CARPET IS DIM OR DISTORTED. The light carpet may appear dim or distorted on one or both sides. See the photo below demonstrating the difference side to side. The light carpet LED lens may be blocked by debris. |
| B610119 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY. CHATTERING NOISE FROM WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES. Wiper blades exhibit a chattering noise against the windshield. |
| B540718 | 2019-03-18. 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). |
| B120419 | 2019-03-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. DME FAULT MEMORY ENTRY FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. Technicians may notice this fault logged during a diagnostic session Fault code Control module Fault Text 160021 DME Crankshaft sensor general loss of synchronism Environmental conditions are vehicle speed 0 (stationary) and engine speed less than 1500 rpm. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.