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BMW 228I 2012–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin 651313 · NHTSA communication 10149379 · issued Oct 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2015
model years
57
vehicle entries

Official summary

Headunit-High: CID Is Blank and "NO SIGNAL" Is Displayed. Intermittently the Central Information Display (CID) is blank and "NO SIGNAL" is displayed on the CID. z Fault Code B7F8C3 "no response from CID (HW error: loss of CID communication)" is stored in the HU-H Note: If Fault Code E1C440 "Headunit Reset" is also stored in the HU-H, this Service Information is not effective! Follow relevant test plan using ISTA diagnosis. Software error in the HU-H

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.