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BMW 525D Xdrive 2009–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin B650316 · NHTSA communication 10151116 · issued Feb 1, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2009–2015
model years
36
vehicle entries

Official summary

SUBJECT Owner's Manual is No Longer Accessible after Programming. The integrated owner's manual (IBA) is no longer accessible after programming the vehicle with either: ISTA/P 3.57.3 (F001-15-11-505) ISTA/P 3.58.0 (F001-16-03-501) ISTA/P 3.58.1 (F001-16-03-502) ISTA/P software 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.