BMW X5 2005–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SI-B66-09-09 · NHTSA communication 10031524 · issued Sep 1, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2005–2009
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: failure of remote control locking. Intermittently or permanently, the remote control locking is inoperative. Both remote keys are affected. In some cases, the parking brake warning is illuminated in the instrument cluster and fuse f129 is blown. No model years listed. *pe
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.