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BMW 530E 2017–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin B612620 · NHTSA communication 10186223 · issued Dec 1, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017–2021
model years
29
vehicle entries

Official summary

?BMW DIGITAL KEY CARD IS NOT DETECTED WHEN PLACED ON THE NFC TRAY: The customer may have the following complaints: The Digital Key Card cannot be activated on the NFC (near field communication) charging tray (the activation pop-up does not appear although the Digital Key menu is present), Or the Digital Key Card is not detected when placed on the NFC tray.

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.