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BMW 1 Series M 2009–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B841117 · NHTSA communication 10135054 · issued Feb 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2009–2018
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

BMW APPS RANDOMLY STARTS PLAYING ON ITS OWN: While listening to FM, or AM, or Satellite Radio (SDARs), the audio source randomly switches to BMW Apps (Pandora, Spotify, Audible etc.) with no input from driver or passenger.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.