Service bulletin B513916

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10146897
Published by NHTSA	2018-11-05
Manufacturer's number	B513916
Manufacturer's date	2016-10-01
NHTSA component	VISIBILITY

NHTSA's summary

REVERSE LIGHT SHINES INTO PASSENGER CABIN. Reverse light shines into passenger cabin at the rear window and glares into driver's eyes from interior rearview mirror. Deletion of light cover.

The document

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Components

Glass, wipers and mirrors

Vehicles listed
BMW X1	2016, 2017
BMW X1 SAV	2016 to 2017

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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