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BMW X5 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B123915 · NHTSA communication 10147816 · issued Nov 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

SI B12 39 15November 2015 Engine Electrical SystemsTechnical Service This Service Information Bulletin supersedes SI B12 39 15 dated November 2015.. The software in the Electrical Machine Electronics (EME) is incorrectly calibrated.

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.