BMW X3 2011–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B660816 · NHTSA communication 10151273 · issued Apr 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2011–2017
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Comfort Access Sporadically Malfunctions. Any or all doors, including rear tailgate, cannot be opened from the outside door handle via CA (Comfort Access). Faults in CA for aerial short(s). Faults for door handle(s). Rapid opening and close (system overheating). No faults in the system and malfunction is sporadic or in a certain area; the situation is caused by interference to the signal.
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.