BMW 3 Series 2010–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SIB-32-02-13 · NHTSA communication 10052320 · issued May 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2010–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Bmw: some vehicles may experience a failure of electronic power steering (eps) when engine has started, caused by a specific situation of undervoltage during engine start up. Model 2010-2012 f30 (3 series). *pe
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.