BMW 530E 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B512219 · NHTSA communication 10165285 · issued Aug 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2018
model years
14
vehicle entries
Official summary
PASSENGER SIDE UPPER ACTIVE AIR FLAP STUCK OPEN/CLOSED. Upon visual inspection the passenger side upper active air flaps are either stuck open or closed and they will not move. There are no faults stored for the active air flaps. The pin used to attach the upper active air flap actuator has detached from the linkage.
Vehicles covered
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.