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BMW M3 2015–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin B122318 · NHTSA communication 10145286 · issued Jul 1, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2015–2018
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

S55 - CHECK CONTROL MESSAGE: DRIVE FAULTY: Check Control Message (CCM) ÒDrive faultyÓ is display for 5 seconds

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.