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BMW 330E 2014–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin B122716 · NHTSA communication 10175270 · issued Apr 1, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2014–2020
model years
19
vehicle entries

Official summary

DIAGNOSING NON FUNCTIONING eDRIVE: Vehicle will not go into "eDrive". No pertinent electric drivetrain fault codes to assist with diagnosis. "eDrive" may be greyed-out in the Central Information Display (CID) and is not selectable. MSA deactivation. 12 Volt battery failure. Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) failure.

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.