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BMW 320I 2012–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 130114 · NHTSA communication 10148257 · issued Apr 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2012–2015
model years
21
vehicle entries

Official summary

"N47T and N57T Diesels with SCR Efficiency Faults Stored. A. The Service Engine Soon lamp is on (MIL) with either or both of the following SCR efficiency faults stored in the DDE: * 26F500 - SCR system, efficiency: Efficiency too low * 26F600 - SCR system, efficiency: Efficiency too low B. In addition, a Check Control message of ""Incorrect diesel exhaust fluid"" may be displayed with ""no start scenario countdown"" active. This would cause any of the following additional faults to be stored, depending on the SCR system status at the time. * 2CE400 - SCR system: System error and poor urea/wate

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.