{"nhtsa_id":10146544,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-05","date":"2017-02-01","document_id":"B512716","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"?RATTLE/ POPPING FROM REAR HATCH AREA . There are two related but separate issues (only one may be present at a time) during driving, especially on uneven surfaces: A. Clicking noises or squeaking noises from the area of the rear hatch. Or B. A popping sound coming from the area of the rear hatch. Bump stop height: A. Situation A - settling of the bump stops over time allows vibration, rattle of the hatch. B. Situation B - the bump stops may be adjusted too high, putting torsional stress on the hatch, causing flexing (popping) noises.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10146544-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10146544-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10146544","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"X3","year_from":2011,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_x3","2012_bmw_x3","2013_bmw_x3","2014_bmw_x3","2015_bmw_x3","2016_bmw_x3","2017_bmw_x3"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X4","year_from":2015,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_bmw_x4","2016_bmw_x4","2017_bmw_x4"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X5","year_from":2014,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_bmw_x5","2015_bmw_x5","2016_bmw_x5","2017_bmw_x5"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X6","year_from":2015,"year_to":2017,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2015_bmw_x6","2016_bmw_x6","2017_bmw_x6"]}],"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":[]}