Service bulletin 613214

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	10148424
Published by NHTSA	2018-11-13
Manufacturer's number	613214
Manufacturer's date	2014-11-01
NHTSA component	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

Central Locking System Locks and Unlocks on Its Own. The central locking system locks and unlocks on its own when the vehicle is in motion. Software error in the Body Domain Controller (BDC).

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

Electrical system, Latches and locks, Software

Vehicles listed
BMW X5	2014, 2015
BMW X6	2015

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

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