BMW 128I 2010–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin B012016 · NHTSA communication 10146998 · issued Aug 1, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2010–2014
model years
56
vehicle entries
Official summary
FOOTWELL MODULE: LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 8 YEARS/125,000 MILES. When performing ISTA/D diagnosis and/or a programming procedure (software update) on an affected vehicle, the Footwell Module (FRM) could fail. There is a compatibility issue with certain combinations of vehicle software (Plant Integration ILevel) and the Footwell Module hardware installed in the vehicle.
Vehicles covered
- 2010 BMW 128I
- 2011 BMW 128I
- 2012 BMW 128I
- 2011 BMW 128I US
- 2010 BMW 135I
- 2011 BMW 135I
- 2012 BMW 135I
- 2013 BMW 135I
- 2011 BMW 135I US
- 2011 BMW 1 Series M
- 2010 BMW 328I
- 2011 BMW 328I
- 2012 BMW 328I
- 2013 BMW 328I
- 2010 BMW 328XI
- 2011 BMW 328XI
- 2012 BMW 328XI
- 2010 BMW 335D
- 2011 BMW 335D
- 2010 BMW 335I
- 2011 BMW 335I
- 2012 BMW 335I
- 2013 BMW 335I
- 2011 BMW 335IS
- 2013 BMW 335IS
- 2011 BMW 335I US
- 2010 BMW 335XI
- 2010 BMW M3
- 2011 BMW M3
- 2012 BMW M3
- 2013 BMW M3
- 2011 BMW M3 US
- 2013 BMW X1 Sav
- 2014 BMW X1 Sav
- 2010 BMW X5
- 2011 BMW X5
- 2012 BMW X5
- 2013 BMW X5
- 2010 BMW X5 M
- 2011 BMW X5 M
- 2012 BMW X5 M
- 2010 BMW X6
- 2011 BMW X6
- 2012 BMW X6
- 2013 BMW X6
- 2014 BMW X6
- 2010 BMW X6 Activehybrid Sac
- 2011 BMW X6 Activehybrid Sac
- 2010 BMW X6 M
- 2011 BMW X6 M
- 2012 BMW X6 M
- 2010 BMW Z4
- 2011 BMW Z4
- 2012 BMW Z4
- 2013 BMW Z4
- 2014 BMW Z4
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.