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BMW 530E 2016–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin B512119 · NHTSA communication 10178998 · issued Jul 1, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2020
model years
48
vehicle entries

Official summary

ACTIVE AIR FLAP FAULT DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR: Potential causes include: Faulty upper air flap actuator (G01, G02, G12, G30, G32) Faulty lower air flap assembly (G01, G02, G12, G30, G32) Software error in the DME affecting the upper flap (G01, G02 only).

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.