TSB B541119 — BMW Service bulletin

B541119 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 BMW models, 2017–2022 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. This bulletin outlines known areas of possible water entry, operational noise, or wind noise for the vehicles listed above. It serves only as a diagnostic resource in troubleshooting complaints from the roof area. This bulletin and the associated attachments are designed to…

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years B541119 names

VehicleModel years
BMW X3 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
BMW X5 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Every document filed under B541119

Document IDFiledType
B541119 January 8, 2024 Service bulletin

What B541119 covers

Body & structure — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B541119?

B541119 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering 2 BMW models across the 2017–2022 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: This bulletin outlines known areas of possible water entry, operational noise, or wind noise for the vehicles listed above. It serves only as a diagnostic resource in troubleshooting complaints from the roof area. This bulletin and the associated attachments are designed to…

Which vehicles does B541119 cover?

NHTSA's file names BMW X3 (2017–2022); BMW X5 (2017–2021). 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 B541119 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B541119 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 B541119?

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 B541119, 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 B541119. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.