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BMW X5 2007–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 610513 · NHTSA communication 10150117 · issued Mar 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2007–2013
model years
19
vehicle entries

Official summary

The vehicle does not start. CAUSE Software error in the CAS (Car Access System).

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.