Service bulletin 520115

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10147616
Published by NHTSA	2018-11-13
Manufacturer's number	520115
Manufacturer's date	2015-01-01
NHTSA component	SEATS

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT Front Seat Thigh Support Cover Loose. The front seat (left or right) thigh support cover is loose. The thigh support cover is not fully clipped into place.

The document

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Components

Seats

Vehicles listed
BMW X5	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
2014461	2014-10-17. Seats And Restraints
14V650000	2014-10-17. SEATS

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
B522319	2023-11-01. Service bulletin. Second seat row blocking access to third seat row, program seat modules. Visible stitching on first row sport seat. Third seat row backrest Bowden cable routing and length change.
B520121	2023-09-25. Service bulletin. ?The front seat will not calibrate/initialize, and the stored faults cannot be deleted.
B650414	2022-12-12. Service bulletin. According to the customer, the airbag warning light was on, but it may not be illuminated when the vehicle arrives in the workshop. 1. ACSM fault code "930A60 - Seat occupancy detection, front passenger; malfunction" is stored. The fault may or may not currently be present. Or 2. ACSM fault code "930A1C - Front passenger seat occupancy detection transmitting fault(moisture)" is stored. The fault may or may not currently be present.
B521919	2022-10-31. Service bulletin. The passenger's side (right rear) of the 60/40 split 2nd row seat may intermittently not fully latch into position on one side (inner rail).
B520622	2022-10-31. Service bulletin. When returning the 2nd row seat 40% (right) side from Easy-Entry: The seat stops moving before reaching the final home position, a check control message (CCM) appears alerting the customer that the seat back is unlocked. The passenger's side (right rear 40% seat) of the 60/40 split 2nd row seat may intermittently not fully latch into position on one side (inner rail).
B520422	2022-10-31. Service bulletin. When returning the 2nd row seat 60% (left) side from Easy-Entry: The seat stops moving before reaching the final home position, a check control message (CCM) appears alerting the customer that the seat back is unlocked.
B520419	2022-10-31. Service bulletin. The driver's side (left rear) of the 60/40 split 2nd row seat may intermittently not fully latch into position on one side (inner rail).
B520716	2018-12-10. Service bulletin. ?Electrostatic discharge damage the seat module. Replace the seat module. Improve ground wiring connections on seat frame.
B640415	2018-11-05. Service bulletin. "Third Row of Seats Blower is Inoperative. The blower in the third row of seats is not working and the fault code ""E70C32 - AC-LIN: Heating in third row of seats is not responding"" has been entered in the IHKA (Integrated Heating and Airconditioning, Automatic) control unit. CAUSE LIN BUS short or open circuit in wiring or connectors Blower motor, micro switch defective Control unit, A/C, for 3rd seat row defective."
B611115	2018-11-05. Service bulletin. Rear Seat Heater Inoperative. The front passenger and both rear seat heaters do not work. The following fault codes are stored in the BDC (Body Doman Controller): D90C18 - LIN master I: Short circuit D90C1A - LIN master I: Communication faulty CAUSE One of the rear seat heater modules has an internal fault, which interrupts LIN bus communication.