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BMW X5 2015–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B612816 · NHTSA communication 10150977 · issued Jan 1, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

?SERVICE ACTION: CHECK CHARGING OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY Please perform the procedure outlined in this Service Information on all affected vehicles prior to customer delivery, or the next time the vehicle is in the shop.

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.