BMW X5 2014–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 330314 · NHTSA communication 10148095 · issued Jun 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2014–2015
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Service Action/Delivery Stop: Rear Shock Absorber Guide Support. Some rear shock absorbers may have been assembled with the incorrect guide support. These incorrect guide supports will cause a rattling noise within a low mileage.
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.