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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| B840419 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WIRELESS CHARGER (WCA); IDRIVE CONTROLLER; AMBIENT LIGHTING: STOPPED WORKING. The wireless charger access (WCA) iDrive controller and ambient lights stopped working. |
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| B840311 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TELEMATICS CONTROL UNIT ACTIVATION VIA DCSNET FOR BMW ASSIST. |
| B840214 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. INFORMATION New information provided by this revision is preceded by this symbol. This Service Information bulletin replaces SI B84 02 14 dated September 2018. |
| B840119 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. APPLE PAY WALLET- POP-UP WINDOW APPEARS IN THE IPHONE DISPLAY This Service Information bulletin replaces SI B84 01 19 dated March 2019. |
| B661519 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE; STEERING. LANE DEPARTURE WARNING: STEERING INTERVENTION TOO STRONG. The steering intervention for Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is too strong (severe) which can create an uncomfortable feeling for the driver. |
| B410219 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. A crack may be present on the left C-Pillar. The crack does not affect the structure of the vehicle. During production the sheet metal may have split. |
| B370119 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. WHEELS; SUSPENSION; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC). Service Information May 2019 Special Suspension Systems B37 01 19 Technical Service CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE (CCM) DRIVING COMFORT RESTRICTED. Chassis stabilization warning and CCM Driving comfort restricted. Vertical Dynamics Platform (VDP) fault code for ride height sensor implausible value. Any of the following fault codes may be logged depending on the respective wheel ride height sensor0x030C5A 0x030C5B 0x030C5C 0x030C5D The ride height sensor linkage became disconnected. |
| B340619 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC. NO BRAKING FORCE ASSISTANCE AFTER ENGINE START DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) 4808B4. When starting the vehicle with Electric Park Brake (EPB) engaged. The brake pedal is hard. The red brake warning light in the instrument cluster lights up. The braking force assistance has failed (stiff brake pedal). Check Control message appears: Drive at a moderate speed. Braking force assistance. After starting the engine again the warning light is no longer active and the braking force assistance is available again. |
| B340519 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. NO BRAKING FORCE ASSISTANCE AFTER ENGINE START DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) 480705 / 480706. When starting the vehicle. The red brake warning light lights up in the instrument cluster. The braking force assistance has failed (stiff brake pedal). Check Control message appears: Drive at a moderate speed. Braking force assistance. The red warning lamp disappears after engine restart and braking force assistance is available again. |
| B340419 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. 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). |
| B320419 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. At temperatures below 32F jerking in the steering wheel may be felt. Unfavorable software application for the steering. |
| B000719 | 2019-06-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DIGITAL (NFC) KEY CARD - RETROFIT PROGRAM. These early production vehicles are now eligible to be retrofitted one time with one (1) Digital (NFC) Key Card free-of-charge. |
| B620319 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; 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. |
| B620219 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; 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; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. 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. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 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:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 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. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. KIDNEY GRILL ACTIVE AIR FLAP FAULTS. A check control message or MIL (Malfunction Indicator Lamp) may be illuminated. |
| B340419 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. 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; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. 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. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT; 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. PARKING BRAKE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. ConnectedDrive: REMOTE 3D NOT WORKING. |
| B661219 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. 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. PARKING BRAKE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This Service Information bulletin replaces SI B66 01 19 dated April 2019. |
| B630319 | 2019-05-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. ACTIVATE CORNERING LIGHTS. The cornering lights do not operate. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.