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Service bulletin B121018

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10163030
Published by NHTSA2019-07-22
Manufacturer's numberB121018
Manufacturer's date2019-06-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL): IHKA FC 801386 This Service Information bulletin supersedes SI B12 10 18 dated April 2018.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Software

Vehicles listed
BMW X52016, 2017

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

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