BMW 1 Series M 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 620213 · NHTSA communication 10149449 · issued Feb 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2013
model years
30
vehicle entries
Official summary
Instrument Cluster Only Displays Background Image and Gear Indicator. The display in the instrument cluster intermittently only shows the background image and the gear indicator. * No fault code is stored * All gauges function correctly Note: The issue is rectified after a sleep mode cycle (ignition off for approx. 16 minutes). Software error in the instrument cluster introduced with software I-level 12-03-500 or higher (ISTA/P 2.46.1 or higher)
Vehicles covered
- 2012 BMW 1 Series M
- 2013 BMW 1 Series M
- 2012 BMW 528I
- 2013 BMW 528I
- 2012 BMW 535I
- 2013 BMW 535I
- 2012 BMW 535I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 550I
- 2013 BMW 550I
- 2012 BMW 550I Gran Turismo
- 2012 BMW 640I
- 2013 BMW 640I
- 2012 BMW 650I
- 2013 BMW 650I
- 2012 BMW 740I
- 2013 BMW 740I
- 2012 BMW 740LI
- 2013 BMW 740LI
- 2012 BMW 750I
- 2013 BMW 750I
- 2012 BMW 750LI
- 2013 BMW 750LI
- 2012 BMW 760LI
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 5
- 2012 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2013 BMW Activehybrid 7
- 2013 BMW F800 R
- 2013 BMW M5
- 2013 BMW M6
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.