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Service bulletin B513019

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 id10211860
Published by NHTSA2022-05-16
Manufacturer's numberB513019
Manufacturer's date2022-03-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE

NHTSA's summary

A groaning noise is present from the door frame of any door, most commonly when driving over rough roads or during body flex. This situation may be worse in vehicles which are regularly waxed in the area of the door jamb.

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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
BMW X52014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
BMW X5 M2018
BMW X62015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
BMW X6 M2015 to 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
20222022022-04-20. Structure
20V4840002020-08-14. STRUCTURE:BODY
20200672020-02-19. Structure
20V0950002020-02-19. STRUCTURE:BODY
20195822019-11-18. Structure
20141422014-04-22. Structure

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
B010226DCS2026-08-28. Other. BMW Notice of the Court’s Final Approval for Shark-Fin Antenna Settlement (X3, X4, X5, X6, X7)
B0102262026-08-27. Service bulletin. Rear Roof Antenna Shark Fin Cover Sealing Issue
B5107262026-07-31. Service campaign. In the affected vehicles, an incorrect screwlocking device (circled) may have been usedfor the mounting bolts of the door latch locks.
B0632262026-06-02. Other. Hood Return
B0102262026-06-01. Warranty extension. SHARK FIN ROOF ANTENNA SEALING SETTLEMENT Extended Warranty
B6403202026-05-18. Service bulletin. The center console and front cup holder get noticeably too warm to the touch on long journeys with the interior "Heating on".
B0103252026-03-13. Warranty extension. The Radiator Grilles Lower Active Air Flap Assembly limited warranty for defects in materials and/or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.
B0614262026-02-25. Other. Rear Bumper Return
B0610262026-02-04. Other. Bumper Return
B5112232025-07-28. Warranty extension. After carrying out the vehicle test, one or more of the stored faults indicate that the operation of the front bottom active air flap is obstructed or blocked.