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Service bulletins for the 2020 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.

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

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B5209202023-11-01. Service bulletin. SEATS. 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.
B6605232023-11-01. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL; LANE DEPARTURE; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE. Various functions of the camera-based driver assistance systems (ADCAM system) can lead to customer complaints.
B5404212023-11-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; STRUCTURE. This situation can result in two customer complaints: 1. Wind noise 2. Excess water entry
B1108232023-10-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Due to an assembly ase ventilation line connections may not be securely locked.
B1108232023-10-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Due to an assembly ase ventilation line connections may not be securely locked.
B6311232023-10-01. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. Moisture is visible in one or both of the Daytime Running Light (DRL) headlights.
B6528232023-10-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Customers may be experiencing one or more of these following issues with Bluetooth operation: Bluetooth cannot be switched on or off in the head unit (HU-H4) Paired mobile devices cannot be deleted Customer is unable to make phone calls or stream music with mobile device Customer is unable to connect a new mobile device via Bluetooth Mobile device does not automatically reconnect via Bluetooth in the next drive cycle (after short sleep cycle)
B5401232023-09-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. ?Water leaking into the vehicle from the headliner/microphone area.
B5209202023-09-25. Service bulletin. SEATS. ?Various concerns about the third row of seats.
B5201212023-09-25. Service bulletin. SEATS. ?The front seat will not calibrate/initialize, and the stored faults cannot be deleted.
B3202232023-09-25. Service bulletin. STEERING. ?Unusual noises occur only when operating the steering column in the axial direction.
B2403232023-09-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. ?A software error may cause an unwanted pressure pulsation in the transmission during a "Remote Engine Start."
B6612232023-09-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS. ?BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop for BMW X5, X6, X7, and 7 Series sedan vehicles that were produced between July 7, 2023 and August 15, 2023. Usage of the Highway Assist function (option code 5AX) is not possible.
B6525232023-09-18. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop: KNEE AIRBAG.
B6520232023-09-18. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE. ?During workshop repairs with software updates, certain customer vehicles may be changed to BMW Operating System 8.5 and returned to customers without making them aware of the change.
B6502222023-09-18. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:COMPRESSOR:MODULE (ACCM). A check control message (CCM) for the restraint system (Air bag) appears.
B6309232023-09-18. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. The interior lights in the rear of the passenger area do not work.
B5209202023-08-28. Service bulletin. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. Various concerns about the third row of seats.
B6408212023-07-24. 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.
B6308212023-07-24. 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
B6303212023-07-24. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. Condensation is present on the inner surfaces in one or both taillights (circled).
B6113202023-07-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. In the event of an accident, the two-battery Dual Storage System (DSS) is disconnected from the electrical system via an internal relay.
B3204202023-07-24. Service bulletin. STEERING. A groaning type noise is heard during the height adjustment.
B2402232023-07-24. 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.
B1601232023-07-24. 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.

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