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BMW X1 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin B510516 · NHTSA communication 10151102 · issued Feb 1, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2016
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

SUBJECT Steering Column Upper Joint Cover Trim Shows Creasing. Customer can see a crease in the upper steering column joint trim, especially when moved into the lower position. Tensioning of the upper steering column joint trim

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.