BMW 528I 2011–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 840113 · NHTSA communication 10149459 · issued Feb 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2011–2013
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Telephone: Phonebook Does Not Transfer to the Vehicle. The telephone book does not transfer to the vehicle after the pairing process is completed. CAUSE Software error in the head unit.
Vehicles covered
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.