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BMW 525D Xdrive 2010–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B660518 · NHTSA communication 10138405 · issued Apr 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2010–2018
model years
50
vehicle entries

Official summary

COMFORT ACCESS SPORADICALLY INACTIVE VIA DOOR HANDLE: Sporadically, CA (Comfort Access) locking or unlocking of the vehicle does not work via the door handles.

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.