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BMW 525D Xdrive 2009–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin B651320 · NHTSA communication 10184589 · issued Nov 1, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2009–2015
model years
37
vehicle entries

Official summary

COLLECTION OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS: BMW intends to collect approximately 300 sets of driver's and passenger's side air bags for evaluation. The selected vehicles for air bag replacement must have been predominantly driven/operated in high temperature & high humidity southern areas of the United States and its territories.

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.