TSB B010122 — BMW Service bulletin

B010122 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the BMW X5, 2014–2018 model years, filed and re-filed as 3 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. With the court's FINAL approval, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA) has entered into a nationwide settlement with the plaintiffs in the following class action: Isley, et al. v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and BMW of North America, LLC. The Settlement Benefits are…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

3Documents filed
1Vehicle named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years B010122 names

VehicleModel years
BMW X5 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Every document filed under B010122

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
B010122 January 21, 2026 Service bulletin
B010122 May 1, 2023 Service bulletin
B010122 December 1, 2022 Service bulletin

What B010122 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B010122?

B010122 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering the BMW X5 across the 2014–2018 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: With the court's FINAL approval, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA) has entered into a nationwide settlement with the plaintiffs in the following class action: Isley, et al. v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and BMW of North America, LLC. The Settlement Benefits are…

Which vehicles does B010122 cover?

NHTSA's file names BMW X5 (2014–2018). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB B010122 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B010122 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of B010122?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under B010122, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

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. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under B010122. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.