2016 BMW X5

NHTSA Safety Recall

Recalls touching key, ignition, or anti-theft systems (1 on file)

Updated Jul 2, 2026

Campaign 16V919000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016 X5 xDrive40e vehicles manufactured July 29, 2015, to September 9, 2015. The affected vehicles have a Digital Motor Electronic (DME) control unit that may have a loose electrical ground cable, possibly causing an under-voltage condition which would result in the transmission shifting to neu…

Source: NHTSA recall database, captured when this page was generated. Status (open or completed) is not reported, so check your VIN at nhtsa.gov before pairing new fobs. A listed recall does not necessarily block key programming.

This page lists the NHTSA safety recalls recorded against the 2016 BMW X5 that touch the key, ignition or anti-theft systems. It does not state this vehicle's key fob part number, FCC ID, radio frequency, button count or battery type, and it does not publish a programming procedure: this site holds no record of those for any vehicle. Match the FCC ID printed on your own fob, and check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for the current status of any recall below.

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