BMW 530I 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B620717 · NHTSA communication 10149259 · issued May 1, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2017
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMAINS DARK & DOES NOT START UP. The instrument cluster display remains dark when the vehicle is started. Software in the instrument cluster incorrectly initiates the protection mode causing the cluster display to remain dark.
Vehicles covered
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.