BMW 640I 2012–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B320716 · NHTSA communication 10147011 · issued Aug 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2012–2017
model years
17
vehicle entries
Official summary
NO HEATING IN ALCANTARA STEERING WHEEL. The Alcantara steering wheel, which is used in Competition Edition, does not contain heating elements.
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.