BMW X5 2019–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B511821 · NHTSA communication 10201144 · issued Jul 1, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2019–2021
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
The center console (armrest) may not open.
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.