BMW X3 2018–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B620519 · NHTSA communication 10170587 · issued Dec 1, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018–2020
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
COMPASS NO LONGER VISIBLE IN THE KOMBI AFTER PROGRAMMING: Integration level updated. Customer noticed that their compass display was deleted from the Instrument Cluster (KOMBI) after recent programming. It still appears in the CID widget display. Software error in the KOMBI.
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.