TSB SIB650222 — BMW Service bulletin

SIB650222 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the BMW X5, 2000–2013 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. A check control message for the restraint system appears. In the Instrument cluster, the red air bag warning light lights up permanently. One of the following fault codes stored in the ACSM (air bag control unit): 930949 - Knee airbag, driver: short circuit to negative terminal;…

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

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
13Model years

Vehicles and model years SIB650222 names

VehicleModel years
BMW X5 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013

Every document filed under SIB650222

Document IDFiledType
SIB650222 June 1, 2022 Service bulletin

What SIB650222 covers

Electrical, Airbags — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SIB650222?

SIB650222 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering the BMW X5 across the 2000–2013 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: A check control message for the restraint system appears. In the Instrument cluster, the red air bag warning light lights up permanently. One of the following fault codes stored in the ACSM (air bag control unit): 930949 - Knee airbag, driver: short circuit to negative terminal;…

Which vehicles does SIB650222 cover?

NHTSA's file names BMW X5 (2000–2009, 2011–2013). 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 SIB650222 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SIB650222 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 SIB650222?

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 SIB650222, 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 SIB650222. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.