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BMW X3 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B620718 · NHTSA communication 10145343 · issued Jul 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMAINS DARK AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE: When power Terminal 15 (key on) is energized, the instrument cluster does not initialize Ð no meters/dials are displayed and it remains completely black.

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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.