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BMW 530E 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B612217 · NHTSA communication 10138399 · issued Apr 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2018
model years
17
vehicle entries

Official summary

DIAGNOSTIC COMMUNICATION WITH FLEXRAY CONTROL MODULES NOT POSSIBLE: There are no customer complaints associated with this issue.

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.