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BMW 330I 2016–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin B612219 · NHTSA communication 10169467 · issued Nov 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2020
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

DOORS LOCKED WITH REMOTE CONTROL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. The customer states that the vehicle locks itself when the last door was closed even though the remote control/display key was inside the vehicle. Sporadic interference causes the vehicle to revert to "outside detection" of the vehicle remote control instead of "inside the vehicle detection" which is where the key was located.

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.