BMW X3 2025–2026 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B510226 · NHTSA communication 11027987 · issued Jan 21, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2025–2026
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
The center console armrest unlock button(arrow) pops out when attempting to open,and/or when closing the center consolearmrest
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.