BMW X5 2020–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B640320 · NHTSA communication 11032741 · issued May 4, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2020–2026
model years
17
vehicle entries
Official summary
The center console and front cup holder get noticeably too warm to the touch on long journeys with the interior "Heating on".
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.