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Service bulletins for the 2025 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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
B1105252025-08-13. Service campaign. ENGINE. Due to an assembly error the upper oil pan screws may not have been torqued correctly.
B1104252025-08-13. Service campaign. ENGINE. Due to an assembly error the upper oil pan screws may not have been torqued correctly.
B1105252025-08-01. Service campaign. ENGINE. DELIVERY STOP: OIL PAN TOP SCREW CONNECTION
B1103252025-07-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE. The “Check Engine Oil Level” warning is displayed while driving due to one of the following: Shortly after a detailed measurement has been carried out Shortly after engine oil has been topped up Shortly after an engine oil service has been carried out
B6535242025-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Customers may report that the Central Information Display (CID) side of the Multifunction Display flickersonce on and off. This flickering is not continuous but may occur once every 15 to 50 seconds. No fault memory entry is stored for this customer complaint.
B2702202025-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. There is a jerking or shuddering during either or both of the following: Cornering or accelerating from low speeds Driving with low to medium loads
B3702252025-06-17. Service campaign. SUSPENSION. The air line on the air suspension supply system may not be properly installed. In the event of a fault, residual pressure is maintained in the struts and corresponding check control message.
B3207252025-06-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. Rattling/knocking noise from the front axle at low speeds of less than 15 mph. The noises are induced by driving over rough road surface or by brake operation. The noises occur during straight ahead driving or cornering.
B1207252025-06-17. Service campaign. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A quality check revealed that the DME in these vehicles has a programming error. This results in a deviation of the fuel-air mixture in the internal combustion engine.
B1204252025-06-17. Emissions. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. EMISSIONS RECALL 25E-A02: PROGRAM CONTROL UNITS
B2401252025-06-02. Service campaign. POWER TRAIN. Delivery Stop Transmission Control Unit
B1207252025-05-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. A quality check revealed that the DME in these vehicles has a programming error. This results in a deviation of the fuel-air mixture in the internal combustion engine.
B3702252025-05-27. Service campaign. ENGINE. The air line on the air suspension supply system may not be properly installed. In the event of a fault, residual pressure is maintained in the struts and corresponding check control message.
B8402252025-05-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. When making phone calls via BMW Bluetooth (not Apple CarPlay) in the vehicle, the person in the calloutside the vehicle hears a distorted voice reproduction.
B6508252025-05-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Central Information Display (CID) side of the Multifunction Display may intermittently black out.
B5130192025-05-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. A groaning noise is present from the door frame of any door, most commonly when driving over rough roadsor during body flex. This situation may be worse in vehicles which are regularly waxed in th e area of the door jamb.
B1204252025-04-28. Service campaign. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. As a result of a data input error, certain fault memories are permanently stored. The permanent storage offault memories does not comply with the legal specifications of the authority (California Air Resources Board– CARB). The fault has no effect on the use of the vehicle by the customer.
B5112232025-04-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. A vehicle listed above may arrive with a Check Control Message (CCM), and/or malfunction indicator lamp(MIL) illuminated. After carrying out the vehicle test, one or more of the stored faults indicate that the operation of the frontbottom active air flap is obstructed or blocked.
B6603252025-04-03. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. A check control message is displayed, indicating that the parking assistance systems have limitedfunctionality due to errors detected within PDC sensors. The warning indicates parking assistance featureshave limited functionality while the errors continue to be detected. Following faults may be stored 8031BA Ultrasonic Sensor Rear Side Left Software Error 8031CO Ultrasonic Sensor Rear outer left Software Error 8031AE Ultrasonic Sensor Rear Outer Right Software Error 8031A8 Ultrasonic Sensor Rear Side Right Software Error 8031B4 Ultrasonic Sensor Rear Middle Right Software Error 8031C6 Ultrasonic Sensor Rear Middle Left Software Error 8031CD Ultrasonic Sensor Voltage Supply Sensors Back: Short Circuit 8031CC Ultrasonic Sensor Voltage Supply Front: Short Circuit 8031CA Ultrasonic Sensors Front Extraneous Noise
B6102252025-04-03. Service campaign. SUSPENSION. Due to unfavorable tolerances, the Power Control Unit (PCU) may switch off under heavy loads and nolonger charge the Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) Auxiliary (AUX) battery. This leads to the failure of the roll stabilization,and loss of communication to the EARS modules (S 0421 & S 0422).
B6403252025-03-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Check Engine Light is illuminated, check control message indicates “bring in for service”. The faultsthemselves and the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) have no functional effect on the vehicle. There are multiple missing message fault codes (DTC) stored in the integrated automatic heating/airconditioning system (IHKA) control unit. These faults may include: E71458 - AC-LIN: Message EKMV20 E71459 - AC-LIN: Message EDH.
B6102252025-03-03. Service campaign. FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. DELIVERY STOP: REPLACE POWER CONTROL UNIT
B5205252025-03-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The customer states: The driver’s seat will not return to its last saved position. No seat memory. The heated seats settings in the menu are missing/different than in their previous BMW vehicle. They canno longer select, under the climate rules, at what temperature Fahrenheit the heated seats willautomatically turn on. Certain other “apps” and functions are not available The driver’s seat moves to an unknown memory position
B5108242025-02-25. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The Augmented Reality Camera (ARCAM) shows up blurry when activated.
B6502252025-01-23. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. If the Head-Up Display (HUD) is deactivated when Navigation View is selected, upon reactivation the Head-Up Display (HUD) will revert to the Standard View. This is most noticeable when the Head-Up Display (HUD) deactivates for automatic mandatory reasons, such as rear camera activation or emergency call activation.

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