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BMW X5 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B011921 · NHTSA communication 10205605 · issued Nov 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

For the eligible vehicles with the Electrical Machine Electronics (EME) wiring harness connector (A190*1B), BMW of North America (BMW NA) is providing a repair-specific extended limited warranty to: 10 years/120,000 miles as determined by the vehicle's original in-service date.

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.