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BMW X5 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 511614 · NHTSA communication 10147615 · issued Jan 1, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B51 16 14 dated September 2014. SUBJECT Door Opens to First Stage While Driving. The door opens to the first stage and the Check Control Message (CCM) is displayed. This can affect any door. Automatic soft-close drive (Bowden cable lock).

Vehicles covered

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.