BMW X5 2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 510214 · NHTSA communication 10147934 · issued Jan 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Inadequate Cleaning of the Rear Window Washer. The customer may complain of poor rear window washing/clearing at the lower portion of the rear glass. CAUSE The rear wiper blade moves before there is a sufficient amount of washer fluid on the rear glass.
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.