BMW 328D 2014–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B130216 · NHTSA communication 10147004 · issued Aug 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2014–2017
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
DDE FAULT CODE 290900 AFTER PROGRAMMING. The engine has a hesitation and the Service Engine Soon lamp is on after programming the vehicle to an Integration level of 16-07-500. The following fault code may be stored: 290900 - Air system, air to EGR exhaust mass flow plausibility Unfavorable DDE software application The fault will be stored if terminal 15 is switched on, and then off, without starting the engine.
Vehicles covered
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.