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BMW 330I 2016–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin B652219 · NHTSA communication 10169474 · issued Nov 1, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2016–2020
model years
25
vehicle entries

Official summary

NO AUDIO IS AVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AFTER HEAD UNIT START UP: After programming vehicle no audio is available for approximately 30 seconds after head unit start-up. Fault code B7F490 "Control unit reset" is present in the RAM (Receiver Audio Module).

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.