BMW X5 2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B080318 · NHTSA communication 10152653 · issued Nov 1, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2019
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
"The calendar page has flipped to November and we are pleased to announce that you can now deliver and retail RDR the all new X5 (G05) once you have remedied all recalls/delivery stops. As previously communicated, ALL G05s will need to be flashed with updated software to enhance the customer experience - I-Level S18A-11-523. This straightforward appx. 45 minute flashing procedure will remedy either or BOTH the open KAFAS and BDC control unit stop sales (same remedy for each). Additionally, there a small number of G05s that will require more extensive technical service campaigns, thereof the mo
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.