Service bulletins for the 2021 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.
288 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| B630923 | 2023-09-18. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. The interior lights in the rear of the passenger area do not work. |
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| B640821 | 2023-07-24. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. The air conditioning cycles from cold to warm air while driving or while at a stand still. The vent outlet temperatures vary by 25 degrees Fahrenheit or more (38 F to 60 F +) without changing any climate control settings. |
| B630821 | 2023-07-24. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Headlight check control (CC) message 128 "High beam headlight failure" is displayed. The following fault codes are stored during a vehicle test: 80419A - Left high-beam headlight: Short circuit and/or 8041A5 - light outputs: Number of permitted short circuit cycles exceeded |
| B630321 | 2023-07-24. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. Condensation is present on the inner surfaces in one or both taillights (circled). |
| B320420 | 2023-07-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. A groaning type noise is heard during the height adjustment. |
| B240223 | 2023-07-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW AG has issued an Emissions Recall (effective March 17, 2023) on a certain Model Year 2021 - 2023 BMW vehicles that were produced between June 16, 2020, and December 13, 2022. Due to a software failure, there is the possibility that the transmission does not go into "sleep mode" if the car is turned off. |
| B160123 | 2023-07-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. A vehicle arrives at your center to be diagnosed for a micro-leak in the fuel evaporative (EVAP) system (NVLD natural vacuum leak detection). For this condition, the following fault is stored in the DME: 190302 - fuel tank ventilation and scavenging air system, micro-leak: leakage more than 0.5 mm. |
| B120323 | 2023-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop effective June 6, 2023 on certain Model Year 2023 - 2024 BMW vehicles that were produced between October 26, 2022 and May 8, 2023. |
| B090221 | 2023-07-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. With the introduction of the BMW Remote Software Upgrade, all Service Pack 18 vehicles and partial Service Pack 15 vehicles may receive new functionality or modifications in their features. |
| B651921 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective October 15, 2021) on certain Model Year 2022 BMW vehicles that were produced between September 28, 2021 and October 8, 2021. The issue involves the Active Crash Safety Module (ACSM) sensor. |
| B651523 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. After programming the head unit (HU-H2), activating the FSC (German word Freischaltcode) Enabling Codes repeatedly fails. |
| B630823 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. The reading lights for the second and third row seating activate automatically without customer input. |
| B610123 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Due to a software error, the vehicle sporadically does not achieve sleep mode. As a result, the 12-volt battery becomes discharged and may cause a no-start condition. |
| B514616 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. Upon opening and closing the tailgate, a creaking/groaning sound can be heard from tailgate actuator. |
| B511722 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Due to the semiconductor supply, the Local Interconnect Network module in either of the exterior mirrors was switched to another controller. That one provides an imprecise voltage measurement, which the main controller interprets as a fault. |
| B510823 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY. Upon opening or closing (i.e., folding in or out) the exterior mirror assembly, a creaking sound is heard from either the driver and/or passenger side. |
| B510222 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. In the affected vehicles, faulty spindle drives for the tailgate (lower section) may have been installed, which can fail over time. |
| B340720 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. DSCi units which potentially have a faulty hydraulic valve were installed in the vehicles. The affected units may activate a sporadic red-colored Check Control Message. |
| B011323 | 2023-06-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Interim Class Action Settlement F95/96, G05/G06/G07 front center console cupholder United States District Court Central District of California. |
| SIB260422 | 2023-05-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Engine Variants Updated. |
| SIB660823 | 2023-05-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:HUD:CAMERA/SENSOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:CAMERA/SENSOR. Issues with the various functions of the camera-based driver assistance systems (KAFAS system) can possibly lead to following customer complaints: KAFAS camera system deactivates itself, due to system restrictions that are not clear to the customer KAFAS camera system cannot be activated due to system restrictions that are not clear to the customer Road signs are sporadically not detected. |
| SIB511722 | 2023-05-15. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. Due to the semiconductor supply, the Local Interconnect Network module in either of the exterior mirrors was switched to another controller. |
| SIB510623 | 2023-05-15. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH; PARKING BRAKE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING. The hazard light (aka emergency flasher) button gets stuck in the ON or OFF position when actuated. |
| SIB360223 | 2023-05-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER. Tire noise from the front axle in the 30 to 50 mph speed range. |
| B841422 | 2023-05-01. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE:LANE KEEP:NAVIGATION SYSTEM/SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Customer is shown an incorrect GPS location in the vehicle (i.e., Nav Map, coordinates). |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.