BMW 530E 2017–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B510820 · NHTSA communication 10174012 · issued Apr 1, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
2017–2020
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
GROANING OR CRACKING NOISE WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOORS: A groaning or cracking sound is present when opening and/or closing any of the doors. Interference between the door panel and door.
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.