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BMW 530E 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B660717 · NHTSA communication 10145317 · issued Jul 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2016–2018
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

DEACTIVATION OF CONTACTLESS TAILGATE OPENING AND CLOSING: Customer desires to have contactless tailgate opening and closing (Smart Opener) deactivated.

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.