BMW X5 2019–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B612220 · NHTSA communication 10182620 · issued Oct 1, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2019–2021
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
WIPERS ACTIVATED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN A DRIVE-THROUGH CAR WASH: When the vehicle is in a drive-through car wash with the automatic wiper mode selected, the wipers may activate. The wipers' sweep movement can potentially damage the wiper blades.
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.