BMW X5 2007–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B650621 · NHTSA communication 10200481 · issued May 1, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2007–2014
model years
22
vehicle entries
Official summary
SURFACE RUST ON NEW AIR BAG INFLATORS: The technician finds that the new air bag inflator (aka: gas generator) may have surface rust on the metalhousing .
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.