BMW X5 2005–2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-65-11-14 · NHTSA communication 10056096 · issued Jun 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2005–2006
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: passenger airbag warning lamp will illuminate, in instrument cluster, due to front passenger airbag being deactivated from frequent front passenger usage and damaged to seat mat. Model 2005-2006 e53 (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.