# Service bulletin B520120

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10171492
- Published by NHTSA: 2020\-02\-18
- Manufacturer's number: B520120
- Manufacturer's date: 2020\-01\-01
- NHTSA component: SEATS

## NHTSA's summary

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.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10171492-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10171492-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Seats

## Vehicles listed

- 2020 BMW M2
- 2020 BMW R 1250 GS ADVENTURE
- 2018 to 2020 BMW X2
- 2019 to 2020 BMW Z4

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B110321](/bulletins/10198899.md), 2021-07-06, Service bulletin: SEATS. 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](/bulletins/10194302.md), 2021-05-24, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; SEATS. 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](/bulletins/10182915.md), 2020-11-23, Service bulletin: SEATS. 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](/bulletins/10182616.md), 2020-11-16, Service bulletin: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. 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.
- [B522219](/bulletins/10170580.md), 2020-01-21, Service bulletin: SEATS. 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.
- [B522219](/bulletins/10166378.md), 2019-10-21, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SEATS. 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](/bulletins/10153640.md), 2019-02-25, Service bulletin: SEATS. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SPORADIC MOVEMENT. Occasional stopping of seat adjustability movement in the driver and front passenger seats when occupied.
- [B520318](/bulletins/10145298.md), 2018-10-09, Service bulletin: SEATS. MEMORY SEAT ADJUSTMENT IS LIMITED: After programming the vehicle with ISTA 4.10.2x, the adjustment range of the memory seat may restricted.

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