Saturday, August 8, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

BMW 530E 2016–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin B512219 · NHTSA communication 10200232 · issued Jun 1, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2016–2021
model years
55
vehicle entries

Official summary

Upon visual inspection, the passenger side upper active air flaps are either stuck open or closed, and they will not move.

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.