BMW 525D Xdrive 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B510215 · NHTSA communication 10147675 · issued Mar 1, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014–2016
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
"PERFORM THE PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN THIS SERVICE INFORMATION ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES BEFORE CUSTOMER DELIVERY OR THE NEXT TIME THEY ARE IN THE SHOP FOR MAINTENANCE OR REPAIRS. SUBJECT Service Action: Lubricate Rear Door Seam Seals. Under certain circumstances, the rear door seam seal may stick to the front door. Customers may be dissatisfied by the additional effort required to open the door. AFFECTED VEHICLES This Service Action involves F10 models produced from October 28, 2014 to January 12, 2015. First check if a Service Action label with a code number 731 is already attached to the B-pill
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.