BMW X5 2005–2023 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B520622 · NHTSA communication 10225112 · issued Sep 1, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2005–2023
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
When returning the 2nd row seat 40% (right) side from Easy-Entry: The seat stops moving before reaching the final home position, a check control message (CCM) appears alerting the customer that the seat back is unlocked. The passenger's side (right rear 40% seat) of the 60/40 split 2nd row seat may intermittently not fully latch into position on one side (inner rail).
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.