BMW 530E 2017–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B611220 · NHTSA communication 10175283 · issued Apr 1, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017–2020
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
TRUNK LOCK SWITCH INSIDE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS MISSING: The trunk lock switch ("hotel"/valet switch) is missing in the glove compartment. This switch decouples the trunklid from the central locking system so that the trunklid cannot be opened. Incorrectly built production vehicles.
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.