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BMW X5 2024technical service bulletin

Bulletin B522023 · NHTSA communication 10248087 · issued Dec 29, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2024
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

When the center armrest of the second seat row is lowered but the center section of the seat is in its uprightposition, a rattle noise may be heard when the vehicle goes over a cobblestone/rough road. The noise can be heard from the pull tab marked with blue tape in the picture.

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.