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BMW 320I 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 650213 · NHTSA communication 10149312 · issued Jan 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2014
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Headunit-Basic Does Not Start Up and "BMW" Is Permanently Displayed. The Headunit-Basic (HU-B), also called Radio Professional or the ENTRY head unit, does not start up and "BMW" is permanently displayed on the CID (Central Information Display). No fault code is stored in the head unit. Hardware issue in the HU-B

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.