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BMW 530E 2016–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin B611219 · NHTSA communication 10166385 · issued Sep 1, 2019

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

Official summary

DELIVERY STOP: REPLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH: The functional lighting and/or locator lighting on the Shifter selector lever (GWS) may flicker over time or intermittently not illuminate. The GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH may not have been produced to specifications.

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.