{"nhtsa_id":10040174,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2011-08-16","date":"2011-03-01","document_id":"SIB-51-23-09","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR","mfr_system":null,"summary":"BMW: THE CABLE FOR THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON BOTH FRONT DOORS MAY NOT BE WATERTIGHT. WATER AND/OR DIRT MAY ENTER THE CABLE AND MAKE THE HANDLE DIFFICULT TO MOVE. *RM","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10040174","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"7-SERIES","year_from":2009,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}