{"nhtsa_id":10149530,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-11-26","date":"2018-10-01","document_id":"B512018","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"GROANING NOISE FROM A PILLAR WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOOR. There is a groaning noise from the A pillar area when opening or closing the doors. CAUSE The A pillar seal is sticking to the door in the area shown below. Condition the A pillar seals on both sides of the vehicle.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10149530-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10149530-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10149530","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"I8","year_from":2019,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_bmw_i8"]}],"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":[]}