Service bulletin B522219

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10170580
Published by NHTSA	2020-01-21
Manufacturer's number	B522219
Manufacturer's date	2019-12-01
NHTSA component	SEATS

NHTSA's summary

NOISE DURING FORWARD / BACK SEAT ADJUSTMENT OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF TRAVEL: A loud screeching noise can be heard from the front driver's or passenger's seat during forward/back seat adjustment.

The document

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Components

Seats

Vehicles listed
BMW X1	2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
BMW X1 SAV	2016 to 2017
BMW X2	2018, 2019, 2020
BMW Z4	2019, 2020

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2019276	2019-06-07. Seats And Restraints
2016107	2016-03-03. Seats And Restraints

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
B521723	2024-02-01. Service bulletin. Customer states one of the front seats is inoperative. The seat heater and power supply are inoperative. During the vehicle test, the seat module does not respond. The power supply fuse for the seat module isfound to have blown.
B521723	2024-01-03. Service bulletin. Customer states one of the front seats is inoperative. The seat heater and power supply are inoperative .During the vehicle test, the seat module does not respond. The power supply fuse for the seat module is found to have blown.
B110321	2021-07-06. Service bulletin. B58 ENGINE: ENGINE OIL FILTER REMOVAL PROCEDURE AND TOOLS . A. For the B58 engines, a BMW Oil Catch special tool for use in conjunction with removing the engine oilfilter insert is now available.
B520721	2021-05-24. Service bulletin. ROUTING OF DRIVER'S SEAT WIRING HARNESS: The seat wiring harness on the left front area of the driver's seat of the affected vehicles may have been routed incorrectly.
B520720	2020-11-23. Service bulletin. SEAT HEATING NOT ACTIVATED WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED USING REMOTE STARTING SYSTEM: When preheating/precooling the vehicle via the remote starting system (Remote Engine Start), the seat heating on the driver's side is not activated.
B520720	2020-11-16. Service bulletin. SEAT HEATING NOT ACTIVATED WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED USING REMOTE STARTING SYSTEM: When preheating/precooling the vehicle via the remote starting system (Remote Engine Start), the seat heating on the driver's side is not activated.
B520120	2020-02-18. Service bulletin. GROANING NOISE FROM TRIM APERTURE ON THE FRONT SEAT: When getting in or out of the vehicle a groaning noise can be heard from the opening (aperture) in the seat backrest. The noise may be heard from one or both of the front seats. The trim aperture in the front seat is insufficiently lubricated. The front and rear halves of the trim can contact each other causing friction noise.
B522219	2019-10-21. Service bulletin. NOISE DURING FORWARD/BACK SEAT ADJUSTMENT OVER THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF TRAVEL: A loud screeching noise can be heard from the front driver's or passenger's seat during forward/back seat adjustment.
B520818	2019-02-25. Service bulletin. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SPORADIC MOVEMENT. Occasional stopping of seat adjustability movement in the driver and front passenger seats when occupied.
B520316	2018-12-10. Service bulletin. "Driver's Seat will not Return to Saved Position. The driver's seat adjustment does not return to the saved position after changing the driver profiles (Personal Profile). NOTE: the setting for both remote keys must be selected in vehicle setting to ""Move to the last seat position"". From the CID, ""Settings""- ""Doors/ignition key""- ""Last seat position automat. "". Coding error in seat module"