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BMW X5 2019–2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin B511922 · NHTSA communication 10227553 · issued Oct 1, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2019–2022
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

One of the center console armrest doors is slow to open, instead of both opening evenly at the same time.

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.