# Service bulletin 515301

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: 628431
- Published by NHTSA: 2002\-03\-08
- Manufacturer's number: 515301
- Manufacturer's date: 2001\-12\-01
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

## NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING INCORRECT MATERIAL IN THE REAR HATCH SWITCH THAT MAY CAUSE THE SWITCH TO OPERATE THE ACTUATOR MOTOR WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING DEPRESSED. \*TT

## The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2002 BMW X5

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [B540421](/bulletins/10244239.md), 2023-11-01, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY; STRUCTURE. This situation can result in two customer complaints: 1. Wind noise 2. Excess water entry
- [SIB\-51\-26\-10](/bulletins/10037027.md), 2011-04-28, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. BMW: MODEL E70 EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TAILGATE. THE REAR TAILGATE MAY NOT OPERATE IN EITHER DIRECTION DUE TO WIRING DAMAGE. \*RM
- [SI\-B51\-30\-08](/bulletins/10029008.md), 2009-06-11, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. BMW: WATER LEAK IN THE FRONT RIGHT FOOTWELL AREA CAUSING THE CARPET TO BECOME WET. \*PE

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