BMW 530E 2017–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B611220 · NHTSA communication 10176379 · issued May 1, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017–2020
model years
23
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
- 2018 BMW 530E
- 2019 BMW 530E
- 2020 BMW 530E
- 2017 BMW 530I
- 2018 BMW 530I
- 2019 BMW 530I
- 2020 BMW 530I
- 2018 BMW 540D
- 2019 BMW 540D
- 2020 BMW 540D
- 2017 BMW 540I
- 2018 BMW 540I
- 2019 BMW 540I
- 2020 BMW 540I
- 2018 BMW C 400 X
- 2017 BMW F800 R
- 2018 BMW M5
- 2019 BMW M5
- 2020 BMW M5
- 2017 BMW M550I
- 2018 BMW M550I
- 2019 BMW M550I
- 2020 BMW M550I
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.