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August 1, 2016 Service bulletin

Tailgate unintentionally opens.

BMW technical service bulletin B513016 for 2014-2017 BMW X5, 2012-2016 BMW 328I and 2011-2017 BMW X3 and others.

Bulletin number
B513016
Component
Structure: body: tailgate
Summary
TAILGATE UNINTENTIONALLY OPENS. Trunk/tailgate may open when vehicle is locked. Trunk/tailgate may open while the vehicle is in motion. Usually after stopping, such as a traffic light etc. Vehicle key trunk/tailgate button may accidentally be pressed, thus opening the tailgate.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 188 complaints in the body category.

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