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May 1, 2020 Service bulletin

Front grille upper/lower active air flaps

BMW technical service bulletin B011219 for 2018-2019 BMW X3, 2016-2019 BMW 750LI and 2017-2019 BMW 540I and others.

Bulletin number
B011219
Component
Air bags
Summary
FRONT GRILLE UPPER/LOWER ACTIVE AIR FLAPS - LTD WTY EXT TO 15 YEARS/150000: A check engine light or check control message is present for the active air flaps behind the kidney grilles. The potential component-related causes of these faults are a: 1. Mechanical issue with the linkage of the upper or lower active air flap; and/or an 2. Internal short circuit of the adjustment motor.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 40 complaints in the airbags category.

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