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Service bulletin SIB-51-16-14

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10056716
Published by NHTSA2015-02-07
Manufacturer's numberSIB-51-16-14
Manufacturer's date2014-09-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

NHTSA's summary

BMW: CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE (CCM) IS DISPLAYED, WHEN DOOR OPENS TO FIRST STAGE DUE TO REAR OR FRONT DOOR LOCK AND BOWDEN CABLE COVER AND DOOR LOCK WOULD NEED REPLACING, AS NEEDED. MODEL 2013-15 F15 (X5). *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
BMW X52013, 2014, 2015

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20141422014-04-22. Structure

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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B5130192022-05-16. Service bulletin. A groaning noise is present from the door frame of any door, most commonly when driving over rough roads or during body flex. This situation may be worse in vehicles which are regularly waxed in the area of the door jamb.
B5130192019-10-21. Service bulletin. GROANING NOISE FROM DOORS: A groaning noise is present from the door frame of any door most commonly when driving over rough roads or during body flex. This situation may be worse in vehicles which are regularly waxed in the area of the door jamb.
B5127162019-10-21. Service bulletin. RATTLE/POPPING FROM TAILGATE AREA: There are two related but separate complaints (only one may be present at a time) during driving especially on uneven surfaces. Clicking noises or squeaking noises from the area of the tailgate. Or a popping sound coming from the area of the tailgate.
B0107192019-07-22. Service bulletin. CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT: X5 (E70) WITH COMFORT ACCESS.
5136122019-07-11. Service bulletin. Creaking Noises from the B-Pillar Trim. The lower half of the B-pillar trim can make a creaking noise when driving. CAUSE: The two upper openings for the securing tabs on the bottom half of the B-pillar are too small to allow the two barbs of the upper trim to interlock.
5135122019-07-10. Service bulletin. Rear Bumper Trim Warped / Distorted. The center of the rear bumper trim is warped upward and may interfere with opening of the tailgate. No outside damage or customer influence can be detected. The center securing tabs of the bumper trim cover have been dislodged or broken off from the carrier.
B0107192019-04-22. Service bulletin. PRELIMINARY CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT: X5 (E70) VEHICLES WITH COMFORT ACCESS (OPTION CODE SA0322) CLASS VEHICLES.