BMW X5 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B121416 · NHTSA communication 10151306 · issued May 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service Action: Program control units (DME data status). The high-voltage battery's life may be reduced when charging the high-voltage battery while the vehicle is in motion. AFFECTED VEHICLES Certain VINs (not all) produced between August 7, 2015 and April 19, 2016. Please check the key reader or the Warranty Vehicle Inquiry screen in DCSnet. The charging strategy incorporated in the DME software.
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.