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BMW 320I 2012–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B610118 · NHTSA communication 10136347 · issued Mar 1, 2018

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

Official summary

HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM: ISOLATION FAULTS: The Check Control message (CCM), "Powertrain malfunction!" is displayed.

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.