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BMW 530E 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B161018 · NHTSA communication 10152661 · issued Nov 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017–2018
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

DIESEL FAULTS FOR METERING QUANTITY (SCR03). The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is illuminated and the following faults are stored in the Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR03) Module * 805291 - Metering quantity deviation, metered quantity according to delivery volumes is too high. * 8052E3 - Metering quantity deviation, metered quantity too high, sum error. * 8052E5 - Metering interruption to diagnose a metering quantity deviation (metered quantity too high). A software calibration error in the SCR03 module.

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.