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BMW 320I 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin 612313 · NHTSA communication 10150182 · issued Nov 1, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2014
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

Integrated Owner's Manual No Longer Available After Programming. After a programming or replacement of the Front Electronics Module (FEM), the customer states that the Integrated Owner's Manual (IBA) can no longer be selected in the vehicle. CAUSE FEM application error

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.