BMW X5 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B513019 · NHTSA communication 10166376 · issued Sep 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2014–2017
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
GROANING NOISE FROM DOORS: A groaning noise is present from the door frame of any door most commonly when driving over rough roads or during body flex. This situation may be worse in vehicles which are regularly waxed in the area of the door jamb.
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.