Service bulletin B510316

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	10151100
Published by NHTSA	2018-12-10
Manufacturer's number	B510316
Manufacturer's date	2016-02-01
NHTSA component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY; POWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT Noise from the Power Window. When operating front power windows a chattering noise can be heard. Front window regulator is lacking lubrication

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
BMW 535I	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
BMW 535I GRAN TURISMO	2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
BMW 550I	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
BMW 550I GRAN TURISMO	2010, 2011, 2012 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
17V067000	2017-02-02. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

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

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