# Service bulletin B520920

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: 10199298
- Published by NHTSA: 2021\-07\-19
- Manufacturer's number: B520920
- Manufacturer's date: 2021\-05\-01
- NHTSA component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SEATS; EQUIPMENT

## NHTSA's summary

HEAD RESTRAINT AND/OR BACKREST OF 3RD ROW SEATS CANNOT BE FOLDED DOWN: Various concerns about the third row of seats: 1. Head restraint \(aka headrest\), on one or both sides, cannot be folded down. 2. Third\-row seating, on one or both sides, cannot be folded down

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10199298-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10199298-9999.pdf)

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## Components

Equipment and accessories, Seats

## Vehicles listed

- 2019 to 2021 BMW X7

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2022501](/recalls/tc/2022501.md), 2022-09-07: Seats And Restraints
- [22V670000](/recalls/nhtsa/22V670000.md), 2022-09-07: SEATS
- [21V156000](/recalls/nhtsa/21V156000.md), 2021-03-10: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
- [20V514000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V514000.md), 2020-08-27: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS; TIRES
- [19V135000](/recalls/nhtsa/19V135000.md), 2019-02-27: SEATS

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B520920](/bulletins/11012089.md), 2024-12-31, Service bulletin: SEATS. HEAD RESTRAINT AND/OR BACKREST OF 3RD ROW SEATS CANNOT BE FOLDED DOWN
- [B521019](/bulletins/10252279.md), 2024-04-01, Service bulletin: SEATS. The seat leather upholstery detaches from the front of the thigh support \(aka knee bolster\) of either front seat.
- [B612723](/bulletins/10252023.md), 2024-04-01, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. The original Conditioned Based Service \(CBS\) Key data point closed with 23\-07 soft ware, all CBS systems are now collectively under analysis.
- [B511520](/bulletins/10252016.md), 2024-04-01, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. Deactivated: Currently investigating other components that maybe playing a factors besides what is mentioned in the SIB. Topic is under investigation.
- [B610524](/bulletins/10249032.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The Central Information Display goes black intermittently due to resets of the Head Unit \(HU\-H3\). FaultB7F8F9 â“ âHU\-H: Resetâ will be stored in the HU\-H3.
- [B541319](/bulletins/10249025.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. The roller sunshade \(aka sun protection or sunblind\) of the front panoramic sunroof is bunching up during operation or may hang down and appear loose.
- [B522319](/bulletins/10246302.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin: SEATS. Two areas of the third\-row seat backrest that may cause a noise concern have been added.
- [B653423](/bulletins/10245422.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Customers may state that the alarm system \(DWA\) is not active after locking their unoccupied vehicle. Depending on the vehicle’s equipment and settings, no acoustic or optical confirmation \(folding the mirrors/blinking confirmation\) is noticeable. Additionally, the red anti\-theft alarm LED in the interior mirror does not briefly flash every 2 seconds, indicating the alarm is armed.
- [B661523](/bulletins/10245420.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. Emergency Stop Assistant is activated. Thisicon will appear in the CID when this function is activated.
- [B612723](/bulletins/10245377.md), 2023-12-06, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. When using the Key Reader to retrieve CBS information from the customer key, no current vehicle data is available, or the data does not match the maintenance schedule.

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