What does this sticker show?

[crystalworks]

A recall campaign or SIB work was completed. You will have to lookup exactly which one though.

[workingonit]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

A recall campaign or SIB work was completed. You will have to lookup exactly which one though.

I checked the NHTSA.gov site and entered my VIN...found no "current" or "not performed" recalls on it. Then I tried looking for SIB's, by googling "BMW SIB 321", and "BMW SIB 341" (assuming that either 321 or 341 is the covered-up number), and each time, a single SIB (for another model) DID show up, but none for the E53.

I can't find any direct list of SIB's that may have been done by the original owner (he had it 'til 2018). I'm the third, after my neighbor bought and restored it for me (as a swap for my drag car).

Is there another way to trace this, or do I need to purchase a VIN tracing report (Carfax or Vin-decoders, among others)?

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by workingonit

I checked the NHTSA.gov site and entered my VIN...found no "current" or "not performed" recalls on it. Then I tried looking for SIB's, by googling "BMW SIB 321", and "BMW SIB 341" (assuming that either 321 or 341 is the covered-up number), and each time, a single SIB (for another model) DID show up, but none for the E53.

I can't find any direct list of SIB's that may have been done by the original owner (he had it 'til 2018). I'm the third, after my neighbor bought and restored it for me (as a swap for my drag car).

Is there another way to trace this, or do I need to purchase a VIN tracing report (Carfax or Vin-decoders, among others)?

You could go to a dealer and ask them. Tell them you just acquired the x5 and are wondering about open recalls or other campaigns and saw that disc. If they aren't complete tools, they should tell you what it's means.

[workingonit]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

You could go to a dealer and ask them. Tell them you just acquired the x5 and are wondering about open recalls or other campaigns and saw that disc. If they aren't complete tools, they should tell you what it's means.

I try to avoid dealerships if I can; over the last fifty years of interacting with "them" (i.e.: Chevy, VW, Dodge, Volvo, Ford, Nissan, Pontiac-GMC, Hummer dealerships), I've had favorable impressions with only 4 out of say, 20 I've visited. Whether making new or used car/truck purchases, getting required warranty service or just buying parts, only three Chevy and one VW dealerships fully treated me well, everytime.

So, I'm in no hurry to meet the BMW dealer quite yet. I'll soon need to get a second key, though, and might have to resort to going to the dealer for it, but since no open recall is shown on the BMWNA or NHTSA websites, it'll wait.