BMW X3 2018–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B611719 · NHTSA communication 10168006 · issued Oct 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2018–2019
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
SERVICE ACTION: REPLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH (GWS). The functional lighting and/or locator lighting on the shifter selector lever (aka gear selector switch GWS) may flicker over time, or intermittently not illuminate. The GWS may not have been produced to specifications.
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.