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BMW 330I 2019–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin B120820 · NHTSA communication 10176361 · issued May 1, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

DELIVERY STOP - STARTER MOTOR: BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop on a small number of Model Year 2020 BMW 3 Series that were produced between March 6 2020 and March 11 2020. A starter motor nut will need to be inspected and if necessary tightened to specifications.

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.