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BMW X5 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin B522119 · NHTSA communication 10165259 · issued Aug 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2019
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

SEAT OPERATIONAL CHANGES AS OF 7/2019 I-LEVEL FOR G05/G07. The seat switch located in the left rear of the trunk area has a hardware change as of 7/2019. - After pressing a button requesting seat movement an orange LED will now flashslowly during the entire time the seat is moving - Once seat movement completes the LED will stop flashing - If there is a problem with seat operation the LED will flash rapidly instead Since this is a hardware change.

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.