BMW X5 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 180712 · NHTSA communication 10149301 · issued Jan 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Incorrect Exhaust Tips Installed. The M Performance option calls for chrome black exhaust tips. Certain E70 and E71 vehicles with the M Performance option were incorrectly built with chrome exhaust tips.
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.