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BMW X5 2019–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin B340720 · NHTSA communication 10181223 · issued Sep 1, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electronic Stability Control
component
2019–2021
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

SERVICE ACTION - REPLACE HYDRAULIC UNIT, DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL INTEGRATED: DSCi units which potentially have a faulty hydraulic valve were installed in the vehicles. The affected unitsmay activate a sporadic red-colored Check Control Message.

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.