Service bulletin 511614

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	10148028
Published by NHTSA	2018-11-13
Manufacturer's number	511614
Manufacturer's date	2014-09-01
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

NHTSA's summary

Door Opens to First Stage While Driving. The door opens to the first stage and the Check Control Message (CCM) is displayed. Front or rear door lock Bowden cable cover and the door lock

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Body and frame, Equipment and accessories

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
2014142	2014-04-22. 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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