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BMW 330E 2014–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B641316 · NHTSA communication 10136358 · issued Mar 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2014–2018
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

A/C FAILURE: FC 801252 ELECTRIC A/C COMPRESSOR: INTERNAL FAULT DETECTED: Air conditioning (A/C) failure with IHKA fault code "801252 - Electric A/C compressor: Internal fault detected".

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.