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BMW X5 2014–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B540719 · NHTSA communication 10166379 · issued Sep 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2014–2017
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

GURGLING NOISE FROM SUNROOF DRAINS: A gurgling noise can be heard from the front sunroof.

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.