TSB B520622 — BMW Service bulletin

B520622 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the BMW X5, 2005–2013 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. 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…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
9Model years

Vehicles and model years B520622 names

VehicleModel years
BMW X5 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Every document filed under B520622

Document IDFiledType
B520622 September 1, 2022 Service bulletin

What B520622 covers

Seats & interior — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B520622?

B520622 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering the BMW X5 across the 2005–2013 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: 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…

Which vehicles does B520622 cover?

NHTSA's file names BMW X5 (2005–2013). 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 B520622 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B520622 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 B520622?

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 B520622, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

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 B520622. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.