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BMW 530I 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B660418 · NHTSA communication 10135047 · issued Feb 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2018
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

DURING PARKING MANEUVERING ASSISTANT OPERATION, DRIVER GEAR INPUT IS IGNORED: Sporadically, during a Parking Maneuvering Assistant or Parking Assistant operation the gear change requested (R to D or D to R) by the driver is ignored.

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.