BMW bulletin B514616
BMW filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Feb 3, 2025, received Nov 5, 2018, about the structure — 4 documents under this number. It names 153 model years (2016–2024). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationCREAKING NOISE FROM TAILGATE LOCK.. During opening and closing of the tailgate, a creaking noise can be heard from the tailgate lock. Excess friction caused by dust/dirt entry into the tailgate lock and on the striker.
Documents filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B514616 | Service bulletin | Feb 3, 2025 | 11014038 | not yet checked |
| B514616 | Service bulletin | May 1, 2023 | 10238081 | not yet checked |
| B514616 | Service bulletin | Sep 1, 2017 | 10146762 | not yet checked |
| B514616 | Service bulletin | Jan 1, 2017 | 10150972 | not yet checked |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themand 67 more model years on this site.
Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2020 BMW 340I; 2019 BMW 540D; 2020 BMW 540D; 2020 BMW 640I; 2016 BMW 740LI; 2017 BMW 740LI; 2016 BMW 750LI; 2017 BMW 750LI; 2018 BMW 750LI; 2019 BMW 750LI; 2020 BMW 750LI; 2021 BMW 750LI; 2022 BMW 750LI; 2018 BMW B7 Alpina; 2019 BMW B7 Alpina; 2020 BMW B7 Alpina; 2021 BMW B7 Alpina; 2019 BMW M2; 2020 BMW M2; 2021 BMW M2; 2022 BMW M2; 2022 BMW M3; 2023 BMW M3; 2016 BMW M4; 2017 BMW M4; 2018 BMW M4; 2019 BMW M4; 2020 BMW M4; 2021 BMW M4; 2022 BMW M4; 2023 BMW M4; 2023 BMW M4 GT4; 2021 BMW M440I; 2022 BMW M5; 2017 BMW M550I; 2021 BMW M760LI; 2022 BMW M760LI; 2020 BMW M8; 2021 BMW M8; 2022 BMW M8; 2023 BMW M8; 2021 BMW M850I; 2019 BMW M850XI; 2017 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure; 2016 BMW X1 SAV; 2017 BMW X1 SAV.
A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is BMW B514616 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the B514616 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does B514616 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 153 model years: 2024 BMW 2 Series, 2023 BMW 2 Series, 2022 BMW 2 Series, 2021 BMW 2 Series, 2020 BMW 2 Series, 2024 BMW 3 Series and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.