BMW 330E 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin B122718 · NHTSA communication 10167994 · issued Oct 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Engine and Engine Cooling

component

2016–2018

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAM THE CONTROL UNIT (DME): If a Valvetronic fault occurs, the catalytic converter heating intensity may be reduced. This situation will not generate a customer complaint.

Vehicles covered

2016 BMW 330E
2017 BMW 330E
2018 BMW 530E
2017 BMW 530I
2017 BMW 740E
2018 BMW C 400 X

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.