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BMW 530E 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B641218 · NHTSA communication 10153709 · issued Dec 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2016–2018
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

HEATING IN EDRIVE IS NOT AVAILABLE. No heater output in eDrive mode.

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.