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BMW X5 1999–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin SIB-63-05-11 · NHTSA communication 10042704 · issued Sep 1, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1999–2012
model years
26
vehicle entries

Official summary

Bmw: on certain vehicles, the xenon headlamp often have no trouble found when returned and tested thru warranty parts system. The root cause is not possible to be identify. *pe

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.