BMW X5 2005–2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 651114 · NHTSA communication 10148098 · issued Jun 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2005–2006
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Recall Campaign 13V-564: E53 Repair Front Passenger Airbag Seat Occupancy Sensor Mat. This Recall involves the front passenger airbag OC3 (Front Passenger Seat Occupancy Sensor Mat) for the E53 (X5). Over time, due to the frequency of front passenger seat usage, the OC3 seat mat can become damaged. If this were to occur, deactivation of the front passenger airbag could result, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash. If the front passenger airbag became deactivated, the airbag warning lamp on the instrument cluster and the Passenger Airbag Status Lamp (POL) in the Roof Functions
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.