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BMW 328D 2014–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B121816 · NHTSA communication 10146812 · issued Sep 1, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2014–2017
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE: NO OIL PRESSURE. Check Control message: Oil pressure warning. Stop carefully is displayed. There are no related faults to oil pressure stored in the DDE. Unfavorable DDE software application When operating during automatic engine start-stop function stop, it may be the case that the oil pressure is incorrectly determined to be too low, which triggers a CC message.

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.