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Service bulletins for the 2020 BMW X6

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.

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

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B5108232023-06-26. 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.
B3407202023-06-26. 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.
B0113232023-06-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Interim Class Action Settlement F95/96, G05/G06/G07 front center console cupholder United States District Court Central District of California.
SIB6608232023-05-15. 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.
SIB5117222023-05-15. 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.
SIB5106232023-05-15. 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.
B8414222023-05-01. 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).
B6516232023-05-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. Customer states there is no audio playback (telephony, navigation, radio) and system sounds (PDC, turn indicators, acoustic signals) may also have failed.
B6304182023-05-01. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. One or more of the LED daytime running lights are dim or discolored.
B6109232023-05-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The gear selector switch (GWS) consists of the control electronics circuit and the selector lever. The sensors for recording the gearshift lever position and for inhibiting inadvertent gearshifts are integrated in the control electronics.
B6107232023-05-01. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. During a service visit, a new BDC control unit was installed in the affected vehicle. As a result, the "lock after starting to drive" function of the doors may not have been activated again.
B6101232023-05-01. 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.
B5206232023-05-01. Service bulletin. SEATS. BMW AG has issued a delivery stop: Rear Seat Cross Member.
B3204202023-05-01. Service bulletin. STEERING. A groaning type noise is heard during the height adjustment.
B3201232023-05-01. Service bulletin. STEERING. When turning the steering wheel while stationary or when driving on uneven roads; cracking, creaking, or knocking noises may be heard.
B2402232023-05-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop: Due to a software failure, there is the possibility that the transmission does not go into "sleep mode" if the car is turned off.
B6520212023-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective October 25, 2021) on certain Model Year 2022 BMW vehicles that were produced after October 25, 2021. Due to supply chain limitations, certain vehicles were produced without a CID with touch function and and without Reversing Assistant.
B6504222023-03-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Due to component-related supply issues, the central information displays (CID) in some of the Model Year 2022 vehicles listed above were produced without the integrated touch screen function.
B6102232023-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY. Check control message (CCM) 183 Windscreen wiper malfunction is displayed.
B6101202023-03-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:WIRELESS CHARGER/CRADLE. Customer is unable to power up or charge accessories through a plug adapter inserted in the front 12-volt power socket plug. Alternatively, it will only operate when constant downward hand pressure is maintained.
B8414222023-01-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Customer is shown an incorrect GPS location in the vehicle (i.e., Nav Map, coordinates).
B6308222023-01-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Uneven ambient lighting emission (bright spots/dark spots) on the door trim panel.
B6129222023-01-30. Service bulletin. STEERING. The saved steering column positions, vertical and horizontal, are not stored long term.
B2402222023-01-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. A cracking, metallic noise from under the center of the vehicle.
B1706172023-01-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Coolant leaking from the engine compartment. Traces of coolant leaking from the expansion tank of the low temperature cooling system.

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