TSB B010825 — BMW Warranty extension

B010825 is a warranty extension on file with NHTSA for the BMW X5, 2020–2022 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. A vehicle listed above may arrive with a Check Control Message (CCM), and/or malfunction indicator lamp(MIL) illuminated. After carrying out the vehicle test, one or more of the stored faults indicate that the operation of the front bottomactive air flap is obstructed or…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
3Model years

Worth checking your VIN against. B010825 is filed as a warranty extension, which unlike an ordinary bulletin can mean free or reimbursed work when a vehicle qualifies. Ask a dealer using the document ID below, and check open recalls separately at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Vehicles and model years B010825 names

VehicleModel years
BMW X5 2020, 2021, 2022

Every document filed under B010825

Document IDFiledType
B010825 May 14, 2025 Warranty extension

What B010825 covers

Body & structure — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B010825?

B010825 is a warranty extension filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering the BMW X5 across the 2020–2022 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: A vehicle listed above may arrive with a Check Control Message (CCM), and/or malfunction indicator lamp(MIL) illuminated. After carrying out the vehicle test, one or more of the stored faults indicate that the operation of the front bottomactive air flap is obstructed or…

Which vehicles does B010825 cover?

NHTSA's file names BMW X5 (2020–2022). 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 B010825 a recall, and is the repair free?

B010825 is filed as a warranty extension, not a recall — but this is the kind of communication that can mean free or reimbursed work if your VIN qualifies. Take the number to a dealer and ask. Recalls are separate and always free; check yours by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

How do I get the full text of B010825?

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 B010825, 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 B010825. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.