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BMW X5 2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 5120604 · NHTSA communication 10008430 · issued Jun 18, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2004
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Upper hatch lights are on when the hatch is closed; upper hatch opens by itself; upper hatch will not soft close (sca function inactivate). *tt

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.