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BMW Alpina XB7 2019–2023technical service bulletin

Bulletin B510222 · NHTSA communication 10238075 · issued May 1, 2023

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2019–2023
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

In the affected vehicles, faulty spindle drives for the tailgate (lower section) may have been installed, which can fail over time.

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.