BMW X5 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin B320115 · NHTSA communication 10136721 · issued Dec 1, 2017

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Steering

component

2014–2017

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

NOISE WHEN ADJUSTING THE STEERING COLUMN UP OR DOWN: Creaking noise when raising or lowering the steering column position

Vehicles covered

2014 BMW X5
2015 BMW X5
2016 BMW X5
2017 BMW X5
2015 BMW X6
2016 BMW X6
2017 BMW X6

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.