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BMW 1 Series M 2012–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B620118 · NHTSA communication 10135040 · issued Feb 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2018
model years
38
vehicle entries

Official summary

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BLANKS OUT OR REMAINS DARK AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE: Instrument cluster display goes black during starting or while driving.

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.