Service bulletins for the 2021 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.
292 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| B520920 | 2024-12-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. HEAD RESTRAINT AND/OR BACKREST OF 3RD ROW SEATS CANNOT BE FOLDED DOWN |
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| B521019 | 2024-04-01. Service bulletin. SEATS. The seat leather upholstery detaches from the front of the thigh support (aka knee bolster) of either front seat. |
| B522319 | 2023-12-06. Service bulletin. SEATS. Two areas of the third-row seat backrest that may cause a noise concern have been added. |
| B522319 | 2023-11-01. Service bulletin. SEATS. Second seat row blocking access to third seat row, program seat modules. Visible stitching on first row sport seat. Third seat row backrest Bowden cable routing and length change. |
| B520920 | 2023-11-01. 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. |
| B520920 | 2023-09-25. Service bulletin. SEATS. ?Various concerns about the third row of seats. |
| B520121 | 2023-09-25. Service bulletin. SEATS. ?The front seat will not calibrate/initialize, and the stored faults cannot be deleted. |
| B520920 | 2023-08-28. Service bulletin. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. Various concerns about the third row of seats. |
| B520922 | 2023-01-03. Service bulletin. SEATS. When returning the 2nd row seat 60/40 seat from Easy-Entry: The seat stops moving before reaching the final home position. A Check Control Message (CCM) appears alerting the customer that the seat is not locked. |
| B520921 | 2022-12-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; SEATS. Noise is heard from the seat frame/rail assembly. Noises may occur dynamically (creaking/knocking) when weight is shifting upon the seat Noises may also occur when activating the seat motors. |
| B520722 | 2022-12-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. When turning off the vehicle, a Check Control Message (CCM) for "rear occupant alert, check rear seats" is displayed in the instrument cluster. |
| B521919 | 2022-10-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. 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). |
| B520422 | 2022-10-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. When returning the 2nd row seat 60% (left) side from Easy-Entry: The seat stops moving before reaching the final home position, a check control message (CCM) appears alerting the customer that the seat back is unlocked. |
| B520419 | 2022-10-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. 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). |
| B522319 | 2022-06-21. Service bulletin. SEATS. With the launch of the G05 (X5) Sports Activity Vehicle in August 2018, a new style of networked seats was introduced that have new operating parameters. This service information bulletin details the operation of the new style seats. |
| B520921 | 2022-05-16. Service bulletin. SEATS. Noise is heard from the seat frame/rail assembly. Noises may occur dynamically (creaking/knocking) when weight is shifting upon the seat Noises may also occur when activating the seat motors. |
| B520221 | 2022-05-16. Service bulletin. SEATS. Milky-white stains (discolorations) in the leather are observed in the second-row seat bottom, backrests and/or headrests. Refer to attachment for details. This only affects vehicles with the Merino leather. |
| B520221 | 2022-01-24. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT. Milky-white stains (discolorations) in the leather are observed in the second-row seat bottom, backrests and/or headrests. |
| B520921 | 2021-11-08. Service bulletin. SEATS. Noise is heard from the seat frame/rail assembly when activating the seat motors. |
| B520920 | 2021-08-09. Service bulletin. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT. 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. |
| B520121 | 2021-08-09. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Front seat will not calibrate/initialize, and the stored faults cannot be deleted |
| B520920 | 2021-07-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; 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 |
| B520920 | 2021-07-06. Service bulletin. SEATS. 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 |
| B520221 | 2021-04-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; SEATS. SECOND ROW SEAT LEATHER CLOUDY/DISCOLORED: Milky-white stains (discolorations) in the leather are observed in the second-row seat bottom, backrests and/or headrests. |
| B520421 | 2021-03-15. Service bulletin. SEATS. OUTER HEADREST SECOND ROW: BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop on certain Model Year 2021 BMW X5 SAV and X7 SAV vehicles that were produced between February 8, 2021 and February 17, 2021. |
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