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BMW X3 2018–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin B651921 · NHTSA communication 10205071 · issued Nov 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018–2021
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective October 15, 2021) on certain Model Year 2022 BMW vehicles that were produced between September 28, 2021 and October 8, 2021. The issue involves the Active Crash Safety Module (ACSM) sensor.

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.