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BMW 320I 2012–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin B612617 · NHTSA communication 10149257 · issued May 1, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2017
model years
39
vehicle entries

Official summary

Charging of the high voltage battery is interrupted and will not complete. A change in the job structure in ISTA causes the BDC to open the 30B relay unexpectedly.

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.