BMW X1 2016–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB 61 10 21 · NHTSA communication 10202472 · issued Jul 1, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2021
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
The contactless tailgate opening/closing function (Smart Opener) is inoperative.
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.