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BMW X5 2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 611713 · NHTSA communication 10150177 · issued Nov 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

"Various Electrical Complaints Associated with BDC. One or more of the following situations may occur: * The customer operates the windshield wiper washer system, which activates the headlight washers automatically. The windshield wipers operate two times and then stop after the headlight washers activate. The windshield wipers then have to be turned on again manually. * After the customer stops the wipers by pressing the button on the wiper control lever, the wipers remain approximately 15 cm above the lowest position and do not go into the normal park position. * The customer states that the

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.