TSB B510925 — BMW Service bulletin
B510925 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the BMW X3, 2022–2024 model years, filed and re-filed as 2 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. Oxidation/corrosion on the tailgate latch electrical connector and/or mechanical cable. This is caused by pressure washing the tailgate for a long period of time at close distance, resulting in water entering the vehicle through the gaps of the tailgate.
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Vehicles and model years B510925 names
Every document filed under B510925
Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| B510925 | October 29, 2025 | Service bulletin |
| B510925 | April 25, 2025 | Service bulletin |
What B510925 covers
Body & structure, Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB B510925?
B510925 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering the BMW X3 across the 2022–2024 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Oxidation/corrosion on the tailgate latch electrical connector and/or mechanical cable. This is caused by pressure washing the tailgate for a long period of time at close distance, resulting in water entering the vehicle through the gaps of the tailgate.
Which vehicles does B510925 cover?
NHTSA's file names BMW X3 (2022–2024). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB B510925 a recall, and is the repair free?
No. B510925 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.
How do I get the full text of B510925?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under B510925, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under B510925. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.