BMW X5 2012–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 320313 · NHTSA communication 10150071 · issued Jun 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2012–2014
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Steering Column Automatic Adjustment Is Inoperative. The steering column automatic adjustment, when leaving and entering the vehicle, is inoperative. The steering column manual adjustment works properly. CAUSE CAS (Car Access System) error: Electric steering column adjustment is not initialized. No faults codes are stored in the system.
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.