[Wait What?]

Originally Posted by nZtiZia

that is my biggest worry. my SA will not/cannot release my vehicle to me until it's fixed. My hope is that there are no issues with any of the battery modules when they go to test them (fingers crossed)

Oh man, that sucks! Did they give you an idea of when they would test your X5? And did they give you a loaner at least? I really hope all is good with your battery and they return the car to you promptly. What a PITA.

[nZtiZia]

Originally Posted by Wait What?

Oh man, that sucks! Did they give you an idea of when they would test your X5? And did they give you a loaner at least? I really hope all is good with your battery and they return the car to you promptly. What a PITA.

they provided a loaner when I dropped my car for service on the tailgates, so now I have it indefinitely since the recall trumps my tailgates issue (which is still gonna be fixed). they haven't tested the battery yet as my SA is still gathering info. from what I've read in old posts, it could be lack of testing equipment and procedural know-how that's gonna drag this thing out…

[Wait What?]

Originally Posted by nZtiZia

they provided a loaner when I dropped my car for service on the tailgates, so now I have it indefinitely since the recall trumps my tailgates issue (which is still gonna be fixed). they haven't tested the battery yet as my SA is still gathering info. from what I've read in old posts, it could be lack of testing equipment and procedural know-how that's gonna draw this thing out…

At least they gave you a loaner indefinitely: while no replacement for your X5, at least it reduces the huge inconvenience. I hope they can figure things out for you quickly and return your X5 with no battery issues and a fixed tailgate. Hang in there.

[javapro]

Originally Posted by nZtiZia

thanks for clarifying not all 45e with 5UX VIN are affected; just certain ones built between Feb 2020 to Jan 2021

Aren't all 45e and in fact all X3s, X4s, X5s, X6s, and X7s have VINs starting with 5UX? According to the below website, the first 3 letters of a VIN are the World Manufacturer Index (WMI) which indicates the manufacturer (BMW), country of manufacture, and the vehicle type.

https://myfreevin.com/bmw-vin-decoder/

And according to https://www.youcanic.com/bmw-vin-decoder,

5 means country of origin is USA,
U means BMW was manufactured in the US,
and X is manufacturer division info (BMW VIN will typically have X or A)

[nZtiZia]

Originally Posted by javapro

Aren't all 45e and in fact all X3s, X4s, X5s, X6s, and X7s have VINs starting with 5UX?

learned something new, thanks! (don't forget X1 & X2, too.)

wonder why an old post would state there are 45e VIN that could begin with digits other than 5UX then? made me assume such. . .

[biterror]

My VIN (45e) begins with WBATA61.

[jad03060]

Originally Posted by nZtiZia

wonder why an old post would state there are 45e VIN that could begin with digits other than 5UX then? made me assume such. . .

There are people on this forum from numerous countries around the world, so their VINs will be different. A recall in one country may or may not affect those in others.

[nZtiZia]

Originally Posted by jad03060

There are people on this forum from numerous countries around the world, so their VINs will be different. A recall in one country may or may not affect those in others.

i understand all VINs are different and unique, but the first three digits span uniformly across the same model. i don't think you understand what javapro is pointing out. specifically for the 45e, the digits '5UX' will be the first three digits in the VIN no matter what home country their 45e is located in because:
1) '5' - all 45e are assembled in the USA
2) 'U' - the BMW manufacturer is in the USA
3) 'X' - the Division is the 'X' series

so for the old poster to say "the recall only affects US 45e starting with '5UX'..." means there are other US 45e that start with different digits other than '5UX', but they don't because of the uniformity of the first three digits of VIN code.

[javapro]

Originally Posted by biterror

My VIN (45e) begins with WBATA61.

biterror, are you sure? Anyone else outside of the US has a non 5UX VIN for their X5? WB means originated and assembled in Germany which 45e is not unless BMW for some reason doesn't follow their VIN rules for the cars sold in Europe. I've read somewhere that they tried to assign WB VINs to all X5s sold in the US to stress that this was a German car, however they were not allowed to.

[javapro]

Originally Posted by nZtiZia

learned something new, thanks! (don't forget X1 & X2, too.)

wonder why an old post would state there are 45e VIN that could begin with digits other than 5UX then? made me assume such. . .

X1 and X2 are the only Xs produced in Germany. See here: https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/...bmw-made-.html

[javapro]

Originally Posted by nZtiZia

i understand all VINs are different and unique, but the first three digits span uniformly across the same model. i don't think you understand what javapro is pointing out. specifically for the 45e, the digits '5UX' will be the first three digits in the VIN no matter what home country their 45e is located in because:
1) '5' - all 45e are assembled in the USA
2) 'U' - the BMW manufacturer is in the USA
3) 'X' - the Division is the 'X' series

so for the old poster to say "the recall only affects US 45e starting with '5UX'..." means there are other US 45e that start with different digits other than '5UX', but they don't because of the uniformity of the first three digits of VIN code.

From this old thread it may still be the case that X5s sold outside of the US have WBA VINs. Apparently, all X5s used to have VINs that started with WBA some time ago but US regulators made them change it to 5UX to indicate the true country of assembly.

https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/bmw...cture.5764433/

[nZtiZia]

Originally Posted by javapro

X1 and X2 are the only Xs produced in Germany.

this where I got my info from. maybe I should contact them to update their site info lol

[javapro]

Originally Posted by nZtiZia

this where I got my info from. maybe I should contact them to update their site info lol

I am pretty sure that X1 and X2 are made in Germany as their VINs start with WBX even for the ones sold in the US.