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BMW X3 2018–2019technical 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.

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.