{"nhtsa_id":10150172,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-12-03","date":"2013-11-01","document_id":"511713","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Bolt for Tailgate Strut Holder Corroded. The customer may notice traces of corrosion on the bolt securing the tailgate strut. CAUSE Corrosion protection coating of the bolt was below BMW specifications.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150172-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10150172-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10150172","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"X3","year_from":2011,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_bmw_x3","2012_bmw_x3","2013_bmw_x3","2014_bmw_x3"]}],"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":[]}