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BMW X5 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 630314 · NHTSA communication 10147944 · issued Jan 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

"After Deleting Transport Mode, Daytime Running Light Is Switched Off. After deleting transport mode during PDI (Pre Delivery Inspection-QC I), fault code ""8041A9 - Daytime running light lock active"" is present in the BDC (Body Domain Controller) and the DRL (Day Running Light) is switched off. CAUSE Software in the BDC"

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.