BMW X5 2009–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SI-B-52-05-10 · NHTSA communication 10034187 · issued May 1, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2009–2011
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: repositioning harness after seat motor replacement. When replacement of the drive motor for the comfort seat back width adjustment becomes necessary, the seat harness requires further modification because it has changed.
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.