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BMW 530E 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B660617 · NHTSA communication 10146685 · issued Aug 1, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017–2018
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

THE SMART OPENER TAILGATE IS ACTIVATED TOO EASILY. The touchless tailgate opening/closing activation is: * Too sensitive * Randomly initiated Software error in the tailgate function module

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.