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Service bulletin B522319

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10246302
Published by NHTSA2023-12-06
Manufacturer's numberB522319
Manufacturer's date2023-11-22
NHTSA componentSEATS

NHTSA's summary

Two areas of the third-row seat backrest that may cause a noise concern have been added.

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

Seats

Vehicles listed
BMW X52020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
BMW X62020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
BMW X72019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20235002023-09-07. Seats And Restraints
20232082023-04-06. Seats And Restraints
23V2530002023-04-06. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
22V9420002022-12-19. SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
20225012022-09-07. Seats And Restraints
22V6700002022-09-07. SEATS
21V1560002021-03-10. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
19V1350002019-02-27. SEATS

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
B5219232026-05-18. Service bulletin. In vehicles equipped with the second row 60% / 40% split seat, the flex cable assembly can come out of the seat rail mechanism (circled). This stops the forwards and backwards travel of the seat.
B5201262026-03-13. Service bulletin. The customer brings vehicle in with one or both of the second row 60/40 split seats in the folded position.The seat does not respond to any requests from the second seat row seat switch button(s).
B5219232026-01-23. Service bulletin. In vehicles equipped with the second row 60% / 40% split seat, the flex cable assembly can come out of the seat rail mechanism (circled). This stops the forwards and backwards travel of the seat.
B5210252025-08-24. Service bulletin. The electric actuator for the third row (3SR) seat changed design and part number, and is used in productionvehicles as of March 28, 2025. There are two such actuators at this seat row, one for the left seating position; and one for the right.
B5209202025-08-24. Service bulletin. Various concerns about the third row of seats (3SR): 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. 3. Noise from third-row seat backrest when the vehicle goes over bumps.
B5219232025-04-03. Service bulletin. In vehicles equipped with the second row 60% / 40% split seat, the flex cable assembly can come out of the seat rail mechanism (circled). This stops the forwards and backwards travel of the seat.
B5219232024-12-31. Service bulletin. In vehicles equipped with the second row 60% / 40% split seat, the flex cable assembly can come out of the seat rail mechanism (circled). This stops the forwards and backwards travel of the seat.
B5209202024-12-31. Service bulletin. HEAD RESTRAINT AND/OR BACKREST OF 3RD ROW SEATS CANNOT BE FOLDED DOWN
B5205242024-09-01. Service bulletin. A rattling noise can be heard emanating from the area of the rear seat backrest of the second row ofseats. The noise does not occur when the rear seat backrest is folded down.
B5210192024-04-01. Service bulletin. The seat leather upholstery detaches from the front of the thigh support (aka knee bolster) of either front seat.