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Service bulletins for the 2019 BMW X7

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.

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

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B6521202021-02-01. Service bulletin. SEATS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT. ?NO PREVIEW IMAGES DISPLAYED IN THE REAR SEAT ENTERTAINMENT: The rear seat entertainment screens do not display any preview images at times.
B5210192021-02-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SEATS. THIGH SUPPORT UPHOLSTERY DETACHES FROM SEAT: The seat leather upholstery detaches from the front of the thigh support (aka knee bolster) of either front seat.
B5209202020-12-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; SEATS; EQUIPMENT. HEAD RESTRAINT AND/OR BACKREST OF 3RD ROW SEATS CANNOT BE FOLDED DOWN: Various concerns about the third row of seats: 1. Head restraint (aka headrest), on one or both sides, cannot be folded down. 2. Third-row seating, on one or both sides, cannot be folded down.
B5207202020-11-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. SEAT HEATING NOT ACTIVATED WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED USING REMOTE STARTING SYSTEM: When preheating/precooling the vehicle via the remote starting system (Remote Engine Start), the seat heating on the driver's side is not activated.
B5206202020-11-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. HOLE IN LEATHER AT SIDE LOCK BOLT, 2ND ROW 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT: There is a visible hole in the leather of the 2nd row of seats. The hole is located on the side lock bolt of the left rear seat backrest. The rear seat backrest in the 2nd row of seats can be folded down as follows: 40 - 20 -40 The fault pattern is only visible when the rear seat backrest is folded down. The hole in the seat cover is slightly larger than specified (2nd row of seats).
B5207202020-11-16. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. SEAT HEATING NOT ACTIVATED WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED USING REMOTE STARTING SYSTEM: When preheating/precooling the vehicle via the remote starting system (Remote Engine Start), the seat heating on the driver's side is not activated.
B5206202020-11-16. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. HOLE IN LEATHER AT SIDE LOCK BOLT, 2ND ROW 60/40 SPLIT BENCH SEAT: There is a visible hole in the leather of the 2nd row of seats. The hole is located on the side lock bolt of the left rear seat backrest. The rear seat backrest in the 2nd row of seats can be folded down as follows: 40 - 20 -40 The fault pattern is only visible when the rear seat backrest is folded down. The hole in the seat cover is slightly larger than specified (2nd row of seats).
B5205202020-10-19. Service bulletin. SEATS. BACKREST MISALIGNMENT OF 60/40 SECOND ROW SEAT: On vehicles equipped with the second row 60/40 split bench seats, the backrests may not properly align between the two seats.
B5221192020-08-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. SEAT OPERATIONAL CHANGES AS OF 7/2019 I-LEVEL FOR G05/G07: Flashing LED in trunk mounted switch pack.
B5204202020-08-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR SEAT CHECK CONTROL MESSAGES: There is an operating failure with various Check Control (CC) messages displayed regarding seat adjustment of the second and third row of seats.
B6402202020-07-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM; SEATS. 3rd ROW CLIMATE CONTROL NOT AVAILABLE: Climate control operations are not available in the 3rd row when the 3rd row seats are folded down. Software in the automatic air conditioning control unit (IHKA).
B5221192019-09-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. SEAT OPERATIONAL CHANGES AS OF 7/2019 I-LEVEL FOR G05/G07. The seat switch located in the left rear of the trunk area has a hardware change as of 7/2019. - After pressing a button requesting seat movement an orange LED will now flashslowly during the entire time the seat is moving - Once seat movement completes the LED will stop flashing - If there is a problem with seat operation the LED will flash rapidly instead Since this is a hardware change.
B5219192019-09-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. SECOND ROW 60/40 PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT INTERMITTENTLY WON'T LATCH. The passenger's side (right rear) of the 60/40 split 2nd row seat may intermittently not fully latch into position on one side (inner rail).
B5217192019-09-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. SECOND ROW SEATS INTERMITTENTLY ELECTRONICALLY INOPERATIVE. The second and/or third row of seats intermittently may not electronically function preventing third row access. The customer may state that one or more seats do not respond to any inputs from the various switches.
B5204192019-09-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. SECOND ROW 60/40 DRIVERS SIDE SEAT INTERMITTENTLY WON'T LATCH This Service Information Bulletin (Revision #2) replaces SI B52 04 19 dated July 2019. The driver's side (left rear) of the 60/40 split 2nd row seat may intermittently not fully latch into position on one side (inner rail).
B5213192019-08-19. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. NOISE FROM FRONT SEAT HEADREST: When adjusting the headrest scissor mechanism (aka side extensions or "wings") a groaning noise can be heard. Due to the elimination of the NED (Non-Electrical Diagnosis) test plan for seat noise from ISTA we are releasing this bulletin. Headrest scissor mechanism (wing) assembly.
B5203192019-08-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SEATS. CREASES/RIPPLES IN THE 2ND ROW 60/40 BENCH SEAT BACKREST SYNTHETIC LEATHER COVER: There are creases/ripples in the leather upholstery of the upper part of the backrest for the 2nd row of seats. This only applies to the 60/40 bench seat. To address customer complaints that the leather was too tight & uncomfortable on previous models the G05 and G07 incorporate a looser fit of the leather to improve long distance driving comfort. However in this particular area of these seats the leather was cut slightly oversize. This excess material can cause creases and ripples.
B5210192019-07-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. THIGH SUPPORT UPHOLSTERY DETACHES FROM SEAT. The seat leather upholstery detaches from the front of the thigh support (aka knee bolster) of either front seat. The metal retainer clips on the thigh support are too loose.
B5204192019-07-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. SECOND ROW 60/40 DRIVERS SIDE SEAT INTERMITTENTLY WON'T LATCH. The driver's side (left rear) of the 60/40 split 2nd row seat may intermittently not fully latch into position on one side (inner rail).
B5202192019-05-20. 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).
B5202192019-05-20. 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).

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