2012 BMW X5 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2012 BMW X5. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Idler Pulley Bolt Failure
  Recall Query RQ18001 · opened Apr 18, 2018 · closed Dec 1, 2018 · led to recall 18V336000

  In a May 23, 2018 letter, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a safety defect that may result in the loss of power steering assist in certain model year (MY) 2009 through 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35d vehicles (Recall 18V-336). The recall, which affects approxi…