BMW X5 2014–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B320115 · NHTSA communication 10170575 · issued Dec 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2014–2019
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
NOISE WHEN ADJUSTING THE STEERING COLUMN UP OR DOWN: Creaking noise when raising or lowering the steering column position. CAUSE Steering column adjustment.
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.