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BMW 530E 2016–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin B512119 · NHTSA communication 10166231 · issued Sep 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2019
model years
17
vehicle entries

Official summary

ACTIVE AIR FLAP FAULT DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR: This correction is to be used for all situations where the following fault codes are stored: 138402 279B00 138220 13820D 13820E.

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.