BMW X3 TSBs — Technical Service Bulletins by Year
4,218 manufacturer communications are on file with NHTSA for the BMW X3 — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions, and software updates, 2004 to 2026. Pick a year for its bulletin list.
A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free. For defects and free repairs, see the BMW X3 problem rankings and each year's recall list.
Warranty extensions, campaigns & software updates
The communications worth checking your VIN against — unlike ordinary bulletins, these can mean free or reimbursed work if your vehicle qualifies.
The NVLD limited emissionrelated warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years/150,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date.
Once the Telematics Module (TCB2) enters sleep mode, a BMW Data Services trigger for Remote Services(remote engine start, lock/unlock/climate conditioning) will not be able to reactivate the TCB2. Due to this issue, Remote Services will not function in the vehicle when parked…
Model years named: 2020
The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
Due to an implementation error in various OBD diagnostics in the vehicle's control units, in very rare cases itmay happen that stored fault memory codes (DTCs) and the MIL (warning light) are not automaticallydeleted even though the underlying malfunction has already been…
Model years named: 2025
Check Control message and a significant change in steering feel .
Model years named: 2025
Check Control message and a minimally changed steering feel
Model years named: 2025
SHARK FIN ROOF ANTENNA SEALING SETTLEMENT Extended Warranty
The EVAP systems purge (vent) valve limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date.
Replace the driver’s air bag module (generation 10, PSDI-X).
Check Control message and a minimally changed steering feel.
Check Control message and a significant change in steering feel.
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Model years named: 2026
Bulletins by model year
| Year | TSBs | Most bulletined areas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | Electrical, Steering | View bulletins |
| 2025 | 118 | Electrical, Body & structure | View bulletins |
| 2024 | 67 | Body & structure, Electrical | View bulletins |
| 2023 | 55 | Electrical, Body & structure | View bulletins |
| 2022 | 107 | Electrical, Body & structure | View bulletins |
| 2021 | 195 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2020 | 284 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2019 | 328 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2018 | 389 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2017 | 213 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2016 | 243 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2015 | 305 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2014 | 322 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2013 | 368 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2012 | 354 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2011 | 365 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2010 | 72 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2009 | 74 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2008 | 77 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2007 | 74 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2006 | 70 | Electrical, Engine | View bulletins |
| 2005 | 63 | Electrical, Airbags | View bulletins |
| 2004 | 60 | Electrical, Visibility & wipers | View bulletins |
Questions buyers ask
How many TSBs does the BMW X3 have?
NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file lists 4,218 technical service bulletins and related communications for the BMW X3 across the 2004–2026 model years. The most bulletined areas are electrical, engine, body & structure.
Are BMW X3 TSB repairs free?
Not automatically. A TSB tells dealers how to fix a known pattern; you pay unless the vehicle is under warranty or the bulletin is a warranty extension or service campaign that covers your VIN. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of a BMW X3 TSB?
Take the bulletin's document ID to a dealer or to NHTSA's site — this page carries each communication's ID, date, and NHTSA's summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover communications NHTSA's file names against BMW X3 model years shown here. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.