{"nhtsa_id":10176356,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-06-15","date":"2020-05-01","document_id":"B011219","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"AIR BAGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING","mfr_system":null,"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.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10176356-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10176356-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10176356","components":[{"id":"air-bags","name":"Air bags","parent":null},{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"BMW","model":"540I","year_from":2017,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2017_bmw_540i","2018_bmw_540i","2019_bmw_540i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"640I","year_from":2018,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_bmw_640i","2019_bmw_640i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"750I","year_from":2018,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_bmw_750i","2019_bmw_750i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"750LI","year_from":2016,"year_to":2019,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"B7 ALPINA","year_from":2018,"year_to":2020,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"M550I","year_from":2017,"year_to":2017,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"BMW","model":"M550I","year_from":2018,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_bmw_m550i","2019_bmw_m550i","2020_bmw_m550i"]},{"make":"BMW","model":"X3","year_from":2018,"year_to":2019,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2018_bmw_x3","2019_bmw_x3"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}