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BMW X1 2014–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin B611819 · NHTSA communication 10168008 · issued Oct 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2019
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

VEHICLE WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE REMOTE CONTROL KEY BUTTON. The vehicle cannot be unlocked using the remote control key button. However, comfort access operates normally at the front door handles and the tailgate.

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.