Saturday, August 8, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

BMW X5 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B131015 · NHTSA communication 10147867 · issued Dec 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

?SI B13 10 15 Fuel Systems December 2015 Technical Service. This Service Information bulletin replaces SI B13 07 15 dated August 2015. The DDE software release for the Engine Start-Stop (MSA) function is incomplete. As a result the (MSA) feature cannot be activated with the MSA On/Off switch.

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.