BMW X5 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B511614 · NHTSA communication 10154852 · issued Feb 1, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2017
model years
7
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.
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.