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BMW X5 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIB-710212 · NHTSA communication 10049339 · issued Oct 1, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Bmw: incorrect model year label (2013) for emissions recall campaign, on certain vehicles, was installed under the hood and needs to be removed and replaced with correct model year label (2012). Model 2012 x5. *pe

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.