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BMW 320I 2012–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin B641118 · NHTSA communication 10149543 · issued Oct 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2012–2019
model years
37
vehicle entries

Official summary

STATIONARY CLIMATE CONTROL NOT WORKING AFTER HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGING. After the high voltage (HV) charging procedure, the stationary climate control (aka preconditioning) does not work. This is part of the normal design. There is no fault or defect.

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.