TSB B650526DCS — BMW Manufacturer communication
B650526DCS is a manufacturer communication on file with NHTSA for the BMW X3, 2010–2017 model years, filed and re-filed as 4 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. As a reminder, the following Service Actions are temporary campaigns aimed at collecting sample parts from the specified vehicles. B65 05 26 Service Action: Replace PSDI-X Driver’s Air Bag Module (0032850300) B65 06 26 Service Action: Replace PSPI-X Passenger’s Air Bag Module…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years B650526DCS names
Every document filed under B650526DCS
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 ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| B650526DCS | July 22, 2026 | Manufacturer communication |
| B650526DCS | May 5, 2026 | Manufacturer communication |
| B650526DCS | April 8, 2026 | Manufacturer communication |
| B650526DCS | April 1, 2026 | Manufacturer communication |
What B650526DCS covers
Airbags — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB B650526DCS?
B650526DCS is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering the BMW X3 across the 2010–2017 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: As a reminder, the following Service Actions are temporary campaigns aimed at collecting sample parts from the specified vehicles. B65 05 26 Service Action: Replace PSDI-X Driver’s Air Bag Module (0032850300) B65 06 26 Service Action: Replace PSPI-X Passenger’s Air Bag Module…
Which vehicles does B650526DCS cover?
NHTSA's file names BMW X3 (2010–2012, 2015, 2017). 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 B650526DCS a recall, and is the repair free?
No. B650526DCS 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 B650526DCS?
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 B650526DCS, its date, and NHTSA's own 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. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under B650526DCS. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.