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Service bulletin B511820

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10177626
Published by NHTSA2020-07-27
Manufacturer's numberB511820
Manufacturer's date2020-06-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

NHTSA's summary

TAILGATE DOES NOT OPEN COMPLETELY: When opened either from the remote key, activation button on the driver's door panel, or using foot motion via Comfort Access; the tailgate will not open completely. The tailgate will release, open a small amount, and stop as shown below: A software error in the automatic tailgate control unit (HKFM).

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
BMW X62020

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20222022022-04-20. Structure
20V4840002020-08-14. STRUCTURE:BODY
20200672020-02-19. Structure
20V0950002020-02-19. STRUCTURE:BODY

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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