BMW X3 2018–2021 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin B320520 · NHTSA communication 10182908 · issued Oct 1, 2020

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Steering

component

2018–2021

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

INCREASED STEERING EFFORT WITH CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE (CCM): During multiple vehicle steering maneuvering or extended time at steering end stops (i.e. "full lock"), the check control message (CCM) "Increased steering effort, drive moderately" (CCM ID 997) may appear.

Vehicles covered

2018 BMW X3
2019 BMW X3
2020 BMW X3
2021 BMW X3
2019 BMW X4
2020 BMW X4
2021 BMW X4

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.