BMW X5 2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B521019 · NHTSA communication 10163046 · issued Jun 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2019
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
THIGH SUPPORT UPHOLSTERY DETACHES FROM SEAT. The seat leather upholstery detaches from the front of the thigh support (aka knee bolster) of either front seat. The metal retainer clips on the thigh support are too loose.
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.