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Service bulletin B510516

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 id10151102
Published by NHTSA2018-12-10
Manufacturer's numberB510516
Manufacturer's date2016-02-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT Steering Column Upper Joint Cover Trim Shows Creasing. Customer can see a crease in the upper steering column joint trim, especially when moved into the lower position. Tensioning of the upper steering column joint trim

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

Equipment and accessories, Steering

Vehicles listed
BMW X12016
BMW X1 SAV2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V8870002015-12-30. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

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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