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BMW 530E 2016–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin B111918 · NHTSA communication 10152657 · issued Nov 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2016–2019
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

A Delivery Stop has been issued (effective November 16, 2018) on Model Year 2019 BMW 5 Series, 7 Series and X5 SAV vehicles that have been produced between June 29, 2018 ? September 10, 2018. The issue involves the oil-to-water heat exchanger which can start to leak. Approximately 285 vehicles are affected by this delivery stop.

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.