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BMW X5 2014–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 540114 · NHTSA communication 10148324 · issued May 1, 2014

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

Official summary

Panoramic Sunroof Does Not Open or Close. One or both of the following may occur: 1. The sunroof becomes stuck during operation. 2. The sunroof cannot be opened or closed. The panoramic sunroof rear glass mechanism fails. The drive cable plate is either broken or bent.

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.