BMW X5 2014–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B511614 · NHTSA communication 10146759 · issued Sep 1, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2014–2016
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
"Door Opens to First Stage While Driving. The door opens to the first stage and the ""Door Open"" indicator (pictogram) will indicate the door affected. This can affect any door. Automatic soft-close drive (Bowden cable lock). Soft-Close Automatic drive (SCA) locking levers are slow to respond to lock request."
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.